title: An unusual cause of blindness: infarction in the bilateral lateral geniculate bodies.
abstract: A 10-year-old girl presented with acute blindness after a severe episode of febrile diarrhea. Magnetic resonance images were consistent with the diagnosis of infarction in the bilateral lateral geniculate bodies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ellen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Fusão
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eliete C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pereira Vilanova
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: tiarenata@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcelo R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Masruha
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
keywords: Acquired blindness; geniculate bodies; ischemia