Transient cortical blindness after cardiac catheterization with iobitridol.

Yazici M., Ozhan H., Kinay O., Kilicaslan B., Karaca M., Cece H., ...More

Texas Heart Institute journal, vol.34, no.3, pp.373-5, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: Texas Heart Institute journal
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.373-5
  • Keywords: blindness, etiology, radiography, blood-brain barrier, drug effects, cerebral cortex, drug effects, cognition disorders, etiology, contrast media, administration & dosage, drug effects, coronary angiography, iobitridol, iohexol, adverse effects, diagnostic use, visual cortex, drug effects, CORONARY-ANGIOGRAPHY, COMPLICATION, GRAFT
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The occurrence rate of transient cortical blindness after contrast media exposure has been reported to be as high as 1% to 4% after cerebral or vertebral angiography, but such blindness has been described in only a few cases of coronary angiography with modem, non-ionic, low-osmolality radio-contrast agents. In this study we present a case of abrupt cortical blindness after exposure to contrast media during diagnostic coronary angiography; to our knowledge, this is the 1st report in the medical literature that describes transient cortical blindness after iobitridol use.