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Bilateral cortical blindness: An unusual presentation of bacterial endocarditis

✍ Scribed by Daryl Lawrence-Friedl; Kathleen M Bauer

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
560 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6760

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✦ Synopsis

We report the case of a 37-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with the initial complaint of complete blindness. The patient was found to have bilateral ruptured occipital mycotic aneurysms as a sequela of bacterial endocarditis. This case is unique in several aspects. Although blindness may be a presenting neurologic symptom, it is exceedingly rare. To our knowledge, bilateral cortical blindness secondary to mycotic aneurysm rupture has not been reported previously.

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