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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar;61(3):139-40.
doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.97565.

Transient cortical blindness after spinal surgery as initial presenting sign of hereditary thrombophilia

Betul Tugcu, Bilge Araz-Ersan, Gülay Eren, Hakan Selçuk, Ulviye Yigit
Case Reports

Transient cortical blindness after spinal surgery as initial presenting sign of hereditary thrombophilia

Betul Tugcu et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Diffusion-weighted image showing diffusion restriction compatible with the acute infarct involving the striate and extrastriate cortex (arrows)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a and b) Axial T2-weighted images showing hyperintense areas compatible with the acute infarct involving the striate and extrastriate cortex (arrows)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Axial T2-weighted control image showing near-complete regression. There is an encephalomalasic area in the anterior part of the right occipital lobe
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