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Isolated visual symptoms at onset in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: the clinical phenotype of the "Heidenhain variant".
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2005
Cooper S A, Murray K L, Heath C A, Will R G, Knight R S G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Heidenhain variant of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) is commonly understood to represent cases with early, prominent visual complaints. The term is clarified to represent those who present with isolated visual symptoms. This group may pose diagnostic difficulties and often present to ophthalmologists where they may undergo needless invasive procedures. METHOD: A retrospective review of...
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