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30 patients with acute onset of memory disturbances and visual impairment (cortical blindness or hemianopsia) are reported. For all of them, there was evidence of posterior cerebral artery ischemia. This clinical syndrome is compared with Dide and Botcazo's case report. The amnesia never recovered
The diversity of pathogenetic mechanisms involved in posttraumatic visual impairment was reviewed in a study of the hospital records of 24 patients admitted with multiple injuries. Most major visual abnormalities occurred in young people (average age 33 years) who presented with a wide range of
Carbon monoxide intoxication is the most prevalent cause of death from carbon monoxide poisoning. We herein report the case of a 56-year-old man who was found unconscious and smelled of smoke after exposure to carbon monoxide from a heater. He scored 5 on the Glasgow Coma Scale, and had respiratory
Cerebral abscess is a classical complication of cyanotic congenital heart disease. The authors report 7 cases of cerebral abscess diagnosed since 1982. One asymptomatic patient died of a postoperative cerebral haemorrage. The child was repatriated from Africa for complete correction of his cardiac