Irreversible Loss of Vision in a Child due to Occipital Infarction after Gastroenteritis
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Irreversible Loss of Vision in a Child due to Occipital Infarction after Gastroenteritis
A 2½-year-old girl developed a bilateral occipital infarct following severe gastroenteritis with bilateral vision of light perception. Evaluations for sickle cell anemia, hemolytic anemia and coagulopathies were negative. Cortical blindness is an uncommon but dramatic complication of gastroenteritis, hence the need of prompt hydration and other supportive measures to avoid irreversible visual l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000381258