title: Cortical blindness, a rare complication of pre-eclampsia.
abstract: This is a case report of a previously undiagnosed pregnant teenager who presented to the emergency department with cortical blindness. She was found to be pre-eclamptic with the HELLP syndrome. She underwent immediate cesarean section, with delivery of a viable 32-week-old infant. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed abnormalities in the occipital lobes and a possible subarachnoid hemorrhage. Her vision improved immediately after the cesarean section, and returned to normal in a few days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Llovera
authors.forename: Zhanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Roit
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Lorne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology