title: Sudden bilateral reversible vision loss: a rare presentation of acute intermittent porphyria.
abstract: Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare disorder, characterised clinically by variable patterns of neurological and metabolic disturbances. We report a rare presentation with sudden onset painless bilateral reversible vision loss of cerebral origin along with a brief review of the underlying pathophysiology.
authors.forename: Susant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhuyan
authors.forename: Anjani K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sureka
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Prashant K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011162:Porphobilinogen / Q000097:blood; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011162:Porphobilinogen