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We examined ten patients who,from 1981 to 1986,sustained neuro- ophthalmologic events during cardiac catheterization.Eight patients,most of whom recovered,were believed to have sustained embolic phenomena.Two patients experienced a typical migraine during the catheterization and likewise did well.We conclude that the likelihood of sustaining a neuro- ophthalmic complication during cardiac catheterization is low and that the prognosis after having sustained such a complication is generally favorable.Evidence suggests that artery-to-artery emboli is the dominant pathogenic factor. |
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