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| Title: | Cortical blindness following coronary angiography | Authors: | Kwok, B.W.K. Lim, T.T. |
Keywords: | Adverse reaction Blindness Contrast media |
Issue Date: | Dec-2000 | Citation: | Kwok, B.W.K., Lim, T.T. (2000-12). Cortical blindness following coronary angiography. Singapore Medical Journal 41 (12) : 604-605. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | A 53-year-old man developed transient cortical blindness after coronary angiography, which appears to be an adverse reaction to contrast agent. A possible mechanism of this complication is contrast penetration of the blood-brain barrier with direct neurotoxicity to the occipital cortex. | Source Title: | Singapore Medical Journal | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/129553 | ISSN: | 00375675 |
| Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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