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ABSTRACT: Selective motion blindness, also known as akinetopsia, is infrequently reported in the literature. Hence, little is known about the condition including its causes, time course, pathophysiology, and current diagnostic methods. In this investigation, we comprehensively surveyed the literature using a systematic review to identify each reported case of the condition. The purpose of this study was to provide an exhaustive catalog of every published occurrence to date to identify and discuss trends, commonalities, and differences among them. Our results revealed distinct characteristics for the various etiologies of this phenomenon in addition to a shared pathophysiologic pathway among them.
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Purpose: To describe a case of presumed Purtscher-like retinopathy in association with 2 chemotherapies. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed. Results: A 40-year-old Black woman was diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma with metastasis to the liver. Cotton-wool spots and microaneurysms (dot/blot hemorrhages) were found on a routine examination 1 month after the patient started gemcitabine/paclitaxel. An increase in cotton-wool spots was noticed after she stopped gemcitabine/cisplatin therapy and started 5-fluorouracil/irinotecan/leucovorin therapy. These retinal changes were observed until the time of death. Conclusions: We believe that the Purtscher-like retinopathy began with gemcitabine toxicity but that the irreversible damage was the result of cisplatin chemotherapy. The patient's uncontrolled hypertension and type II diabetes likely put her at greater risk for developing this retinopathy.