Literature DB >> 24210803

Acute inferior homonymous quandrantanopia in a 71-year-old woman.

Ivana Vachalová1, Viola Gindl1, Josef G Heckmann2.   

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with acute inferior homonymous quadrantanopia initially mimicking acute ischemic stroke. As clinical signs and symptoms progressed to akinetic mutism with myoclonus the diagnosis of the Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was made. Brain MRI 4 days after symptom onset revealed ribbon-like high signal intensity in the medial occipital cortex.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Keywords:  Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease; Heidenhain variant; Hemianopia; Quadrantanopia; Stroke mimics

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Year:  2013        PMID: 24210803     DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.05.015

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Neurosci        ISSN: 0967-5868            Impact factor:   1.961


  4 in total

1.  Distinctive FDG-PET/CT Findings in Acute Neurological Hospital Care.

Authors:  Josef G Heckmann; Wolfgang Niedermeier; Markus Büchner; Bernhard Scher
Journal:  Neurohospitalist       Date:  2018-10-15

2.  Revisiting the Heidenhain Variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Evidence for Prion Type Variability Influencing Clinical Course and Laboratory Findings.

Authors:  Simone Baiardi; Sabina Capellari; Anna Ladogana; Silvia Strumia; Mario Santangelo; Maurizio Pocchiari; Piero Parchi
Journal:  J Alzheimers Dis       Date:  2016       Impact factor: 4.472

Review 3.  Creutzfeldt-Jakob and Vascular Brain Diseases: Their Overlap and Relationships.

Authors:  Yacov Balash; Amos D Korczyn; Nadejda Khmelev; Anda Eilam; Meital Adi; Ronit Gilad
Journal:  Front Neurol       Date:  2021-02-25       Impact factor: 4.003

4.  Dressing Apraxia as Initial Manifestation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

Authors:  Josef G Heckmann; Ivana Vachalova; Irina Vynogradova; Stefan Schwab
Journal:  Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)       Date:  2020-07-07
  4 in total

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