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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381258 |