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Case Report

Temporary Visual Loss Due to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in the Case of an End-Stage Renal Disease Patient

Michael Chia-Yen ChouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Chia-Yi LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Shih-Chun ChaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan;Department of Optometry, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 35-39 | Received 24 Jan 2017, Accepted 19 Apr 2017, Published online: 30 May 2017

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