NR AHOT
AU Lueck,C.J.; McIlwaine,G.G.; Zeidler,M.
TI Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the eye. I. Background and patient management.
QU Eye 2000 Jun; 14(3A): 263-90
PT journal article; review; review, academic
AB This article attempts to summarise our current understanding of TSEs as they affect man. Specific aspects relevant to ophthalmological practice, in particular the management of patients in day-to-day clinical practice and with respect to corneal transplantation, have been discussed. In the companion article we discuss the specific ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic features of these diseases.
ZR 588
MH Corneal Transplantation/*adverse effects; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/diagnosis/therapy/*transmission; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Equipment Contamination; Human; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/instrumentation
AD Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. cl@skull.dcn.ed.ac.uk
SP englisch
PO England