Univ. of Texas School of Medicine, Houston
Blindness arising from postpartum leukoencephalopathy syndrome usually resolves
Published in Health Business Week, March 26th, 2004
According to scientists writing in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine, "we present two cases, one eclamptic patient and one noneclamptic patient, of headache, cortical blindness, and seizures. Both patients demonstrated findings consistent with posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is a rapidly evolving neurologic condition that is characterized by headache, nausea and vomiting, seizures, visual disturbances, altered sensorium, and occasionally focal neurologic deficits."
"Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome can be...
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Source: Health Business Week (2004-03-26)
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