Hypoxic brain trauma causing blindness in a multiple gunshot wound patient: a challenging clinical scenario with a brief review of the literature

Document Type : Case Report

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1 Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados

2 College of Biomedical Sciences, Larkin University, Miami, Florida, USA

3 Physical Sciences Department, Broward College, Davie, Florida, USA

Abstract

Background: Cortical Blindness is most commonly caused by stroke or traumatic brain injury. The case study has the unique function of outlining the story of a young patient who incurred multiple gunshot wounds in an incident that ultimately transpired into a complete and permanent cortical blindness.
Case presentation:  The present subject exhibits cortical blindness in the absence of either etiology. The proposed etiology is that of perioperative hypoxic seizures. Neuroanatomical and pathophysiological framework is established to elucidate the conditions surrounding the outcome.
Discussion: It is known that acute neuronal ischemia presents as drastically urgent to the tune of a five-minute intervention window, and it is learned that the prognosis of recovery from cortical blindness is statistically confined to an interval of around six months. Statistical context paves the way for a practical perspective on rehabilitation for patients with vision loss.

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Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2024
Pages 50-57

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  • Receive Date: 21 July 2023
  • Revise Date: 16 September 2023
  • Accept Date: 16 September 2023

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