Acute cortical blindness caused by pre-eclampsia in the antepartum; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)

Serious Visual (Ocular) Complications in Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia

“…In our analysis, in 13 of the 16 cases, blindness manifested in the intrapartum and postpartum period. There have been reports of blindness occurring in the antepartum period [5]. Blindness occurring in the antepartum period is an indication for terminating the pregnancy immediately.…”

“…The radiological findings in cortical blindness range from normal to widespread low-density areas in the parieto-occipital region by CT scan. MRI studies demonstrate high signal intensity areas related to focal cerebral oedema and ischaemia [5,6]. During the study period, only CT scan imaging was available and was reported as normal in three cases; 13 cases showed hypodense areas in the occipito-parietal region.…”

Infectious diseases and chronic care in Africa

“…We conclude the review with a relook at chronic care 44 , medical ethics in Africa 45 , alpha thalassemia 46 , asthma 47 , miliary TB 48 and cortical blindness preceded by pre-eclampsia 49 . Have enjoyable reading!…”