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      Bilateral Occipital Infarcts in a Hemodialysis Patient

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      American Journal of Nephrology
      S. Karger AG
      Cortical blindness, Hemodialysis, Occipital infarct, Visual loss

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          Abstract

          Cortical blindness as a complication of hemodialysis is not widely known, though visual disturbances related to uremia have been known for a long time. We recently observed cortical blindness caused by bilateral occipital infarcts in a patient after hemodialysis.

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          Journal
          AJN
          Am J Nephrol
          10.1159/issn.0250-8095
          American Journal of Nephrology
          S. Karger AG
          0250-8095
          1421-9670
          2001
          October 2001
          19 October 2001
          : 21
          : 5
          : 413-414
          Affiliations
          Division of Ophthalmology, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
          Article
          46286 Am J Nephrol 2001;21:413–414
          10.1159/000046286
          11684806
          12e74667-230a-43ec-bbd2-924a539265a7
          © 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          Figures: 1, References: 8, Pages: 2
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          Case Report

          Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
          Cortical blindness,Hemodialysis,Occipital infarct,Visual loss
          Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology
          Cortical blindness, Hemodialysis, Occipital infarct, Visual loss

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