TY - JOUR T1 - Transient cortical blindness after coronary angiography. JF - British Heart Journal JO - Heart SP - 563 LP - 564 DO - 10.1136/hrt.70.6.563 VL - 70 IS - 6 AU - R Parry AU - J R Rees AU - P Wilde Y1 - 1993/12/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/70/6/563.abstract N2 - Transient visual loss lasting three days developed after transfemoral coronary angiography in a 62 year old man. Computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral leakage of contrast medium into the occipital cortex. A repeat CT scan after his sight recovered showed clearance of contrast with no underlying infarction. A breakdown of the blood-brain barrier with direct neurotoxicity of the contrast media seemed to be the cause of these neurological changes after coronary angiography which apparently have not been reported before. ER -