NR AHFF
AU Lesser,R.L.; Albert,D.M.; Bobowick,A.R.; O'Brien,F.H.
TI Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and optic atrophy
QU American Journal of Ophthalmology 1979 Mar; 87(3): 317-21
PT journal article
AB A 49-year-old man developed ataxia, myoclonic jerks, cortical blindness, and dementia. In 3 1/2 months, he rapidly deteriorated and died. Clinical and autopsy diagnosis confirmed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The eyes were examined and bilateral optic atrophy was noted. No other ocular changes were noted. Optic atrophy had not been noted before death.
MH Case Report; Cornea/pathology; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*complications/pathology; Demyelinating Diseases/pathology; Human; Male; Middle Age; Occipital Lobe/pathology; Optic Atrophy/*complications/diagnosis/pathology; Optic Nerve/pathology; Retina/pathology; Visual Fields
SP englisch
PO USA