A Rare Hydrocephalus Complication: Cortical Blindness

Cortical blindness related to bilateral occipital lobe infarction is an extremely rare complication of hydrocephalus. Compression of the posterior cerebral artery, secondary to tentorial herniation, is the cause of occipital infarction. Particularly in children and mentally ill patients, cort...

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Main Authors: Emre Ünal, Rahşan Göçmen, Ayşe İlksen Işıkay, Özlem Tekşam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2015-10-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1280
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