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Delayed Transient Cortical Blindness from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
To the Editor:
An 85-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented after a mechanical fall complicated by multiple fractures. She received intravenous pain...
Eyes Are Useless When the Mind Is Blind: Anton-Babinski Syndrome
Anton-Babinski syndrome is a condition in which patients deny vision loss despite objective evidence. They further confabulate to support their stance. Cortical blindness is...
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