title: Transient cortical blindness after coronary angiography.
abstract: Transient visual loss lasting three days developed after transfemoral coronary angiography in a 62 year old man. Computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral leakage of contrast medium into the occipital cortex. A repeat CT scan after his sight recovered showed clearance of contrast with no underlying infarction. A breakdown of the blood-brain barrier with direct neurotoxicity of the contrast media seemed to be the cause of these neurological changes after coronary angiography which apparently have not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilde
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007479:Iopamidol