A Case of Presenting the Occipital Focal Sign as Post-Resuscitation Encephalopathy

A 38-year-old man was admitted with cardiac arrest. Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation was successful, visual agnosia remained as post-resuscitation encephalopathy. Brain MRI findings 6 months after onset appeared to be normal, while brain SPECT showed occipital hypoperfusion. Most patients with a hypoxic brain injury show a broad spectrum of impairment. Nevertheless, our case was characteristic in regard to visual agnosia as a focal sign related to an occipital lobe disorder.