J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1999 Sep;17(5):767-769.

Transient Cortical Blindness after Removal of Subclavian Vein Catheter

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  • 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman who had undergo a subtotal gastrectomy for stomach cancer, developed transient bilateral cortical blindness and hemiplegia after the removal of a subclavian vein catheter. A brain MRI, transcranial doppler sonogram and visual evoked potentials revealed no abnormalities. She returned to normal neurologic status 4 days after onset. There have been a few cases of transient cortical blindness after an insertion or removal of the subclavian vein catheter. However, caution should be taken for this possibility whenever the subclavian catheter is inserted or removed.

Keyword

Transient cortical blindness; Subclanvian vein catheterization

MeSH Terms

Adult
Blindness, Cortical*
Brain
Catheters*
Evoked Potentials, Visual
Female
Gastrectomy
Hemiplegia
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stomach Neoplasms
Subclavian Vein*
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