Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and the evaluation of cortical blindness in preeclampsia

Darren G Gregory; Victoria S Pelak; Jeffrey L Bennett

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.08.008

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and the evaluation of cortical blindness in preeclampsia

Surv Ophthalmol. 2003 Nov-Dec;48(6):647-50. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.08.008.

Authors

Darren G Gregory¹, Victoria S Pelak, Jeffrey L Bennett

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.

PMID: 14609710
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.08.008

Abstract

Cortical blindness is an uncommon, but dramatic, complication of preeclampsia. We present a case in which diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging played a critical role in determining the etiology of the cortical blindness and its subsequent management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Blindness, Cortical / diagnosis*
Blindness, Cortical / etiology
Blindness, Cortical / physiopathology
Brain / pathology*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Female
Humans
Pre-Eclampsia / complications
Pre-Eclampsia / diagnosis*
Pre-Eclampsia / physiopathology
Pregnancy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Visual Acuity