Transient Cortical Blindness after Removal of Subclavian Vein Catheter :
Case Report

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 17(5); 1999 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1999;17(5): 767-769.

쇄골하 정맥 카테터 제거 후 발생한 일과성 피질맹

김지훈, 이규환 한시령 최영빈 김영인

가톨릭대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Transient Cortical Blindness after Removal of Subclavian Vein Catheter : Case Report

Chi-Hun Kim, M.D., Kyu-Hwan Lee, M.D., Si-Ryung Han, M.D., Young-Bin Choi, M.D.,Yeong-In Kim, M.D.

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman who had undergo a subtotal gastrectomy for stomach cancer, developed transient bilateral cor-tical blindness and hemiplegia after the removal of a subclavian vein catheter. A brain MRI, transcranial doppler sono-gram and visual evoked potentials revealed no abnormalities. She returned to normal neurologic status 4 days after onset. There have been a few cases of transient cortical blindness after an insertion or removal of the subclavian vein catheter. However, caution should be taken for this possibility whenever the subclavian catheter is inserted or removed. J Kor Neurol Ass 17(5):767~769, 1999 Key Words : Transient cortical blindness, Subclanvian vein catheterization