Abstract:Context: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease. Heidenhain’s variant has isolated visual symptoms that persist even without any cognitive decline for a few weeks. Objective: To report a case of the Heidenhain variant of the CJD with evolution documented. Methods: Case report:A 67-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with a report of “seizures and dementia for 1 month”. It all started in August 2020 with a decrease in visual acuity. The son started to re… Show more
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