Neurointervention.  2015 Feb;10(1):39-42. 10.5469/neuroint.2015.10.1.39.

Transient Cortical Blindness Following Vertebral Angiography: A Case Report

• Lo LW
• Chan HF
• Ma KF
• Cheng LF
• Chan TK

• KMID: 1910759
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2015.10.1.39

Abstract

Transient cortical blindness (TCB) is a rare but well-known complication of cerebral angiography. Its pathophysiology remains uncertain. We would like to report a case of TCB in a patient during a follow up vertebral angiogram for post-coil embolization of left posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm. Patient's vision was resumed spontaneously within 24 hours after angiography, with no residual neurological deficit in subsequent clinical follow up. Multi-modality imaging evaluation including vertebral angiography, brain CT and MRI performed on same day are presented.

Keyword

Transient Cortical Blindness; Cerebral Angiography; TCB

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Angiography*
Arteries
Blindness, Cortical*
Brain
Cerebral Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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