Cataract as ‘initial symptom’ of Creutzfeld-Jacob disease
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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in probable Creutzfeld-Jacob disease: comparison with electroencephalography and cerebrospinal fluid characteristics
BACKGROUND Creutzfeld-Jacob disease (CJD) is a rare, progressive disease that has a vast clinical manifestation range. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and measurement of 14-3-3 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may offer a pragmatic approach in the diagnosis of CJD as an alternative to histopathological confirmation. PURPOSE To present the symptoms and signs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02341.x