title: Blindness after confinement.
abstract: Four days after an elective caesarean section, a patient went blind within a few hours, associated with a sudden rise in blood pressure. The blindness, initially thought to be caused by a cerebral infarct, was ultimately diagnosed as a result of posterior reversible leuco-encephalopathy syndrome. This rare syndrome is reviewed.
authors: Gerald W
authors: GW
authors: Lawson
mesh_terms: D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D049590:Postpartum Period