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Herewith, we present a case of reversible complete cortical blindness after uneventful stent-assisted coiling of a medium-sized unruptured basilar artery aneurysm.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st2\">\n<jats:title>Case Description: <\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A 70-year-old woman with a medium-sized 10 mm\/6 mm wide neck basilar tip aneurysm was planned for endovascular obliteration of the lesion. The procedure was done under general anesthesia. The contrast agent was iso-osmolar, nonionic. The aneurysm was coiled, and a stent was placed in the left posterior cerebral artery achieving sufficient aneurysm packing. No signs of vessel obliteration were observed during the procedure. On awakening of anesthesia, the patient reported complete visual loss. Ophthalmological examination was normal. The patient was brought back to the angio-suite but there were no signs of parent vessel compromise from the endovascular implants or distal vessel occlusion. An MRI of the brain was done showing no signs of brain ischemia, just mild brain edema in both occipital lobes. Given the results of the radiological studies and clinical presentation, the diagnosis of contrast-induced neurotoxicity was accepted. In 72 h, the patient had complete resolution of the visual loss and was discharged home with no additional neurological worsening.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion: <\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Contrast-induced neurotoxicity is a rare event that can occur after uneventful endovascular interventions of the brain vessels. 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