Bilateral occipital infarcts in a hemodialysis patient.
Cortical blindness as a complication of hemodialysis is not widely known, though visual disturbances related to uremia have been known for a long time. We recently observed cortical blindness caused by bilateral occipital infarcts in a patient after hemodialysis.
Al-Falki
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Division of Ophthalmology, King Khalid University, PO Box 641, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. abozakrya@hotmail.com
D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed