Visual field defect as a presenting sign for hemorrhagic stroke caused by sildenafil

Herein, we describe the presenting symptoms, history, ophthalmic examination, visual fields and brain magnetic resonance imaging of a patient who developed left homonymous hemianopia due to right occipital lobe hemorrhage after ingestion of sildenafil citrate (Novagra Forte). To the best of our know...

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Autores principales: Mehdizadeh, Morteza, Hosseini, Hamid, Yazdchi, Taher, Farahangiz, Siamak
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18292633
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Sumario:Herein, we describe the presenting symptoms, history, ophthalmic examination, visual fields and brain magnetic resonance imaging of a patient who developed left homonymous hemianopia due to right occipital lobe hemorrhage after ingestion of sildenafil citrate (Novagra Forte). To the best of our knowledge, association of homonymous hemianopia with sildenafil usage has not been reported before.

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