Heidenhain Variant of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with a Variety of Visual Symptoms: A Case Report with Autopsy Study

Yoshio Hisata; Shun Yamashita; Masaki Tago; Motoi Yoshimura; Tomotaro Nakashima; Tomoyo M. Nishi; Yoshimasa Oda; Hiroyuki Honda; Shu-ichi Yamashita

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938654

11 March 2023 : Case report Japan

Heidenhain Variant of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with a Variety of Visual Symptoms: A Case Report with Autopsy Study

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Yoshio Hisata^12ABDEF, Shun Yamashita^1ABDEF*, Masaki Tago^1ABDEF, Motoi Yoshimura^3CDF, Tomotaro Nakashima^4ABDF, Tomoyo M. Nishi^1ABF, Yoshimasa Oda^5ABF, Hiroyuki Honda^3CDF, Shu-ichi Yamashita^1DEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938654

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938654

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Figure 3. Macroscopic findings of brain tissue. Macroscopic pathological examination of the brain revealed a normal weight of 1400 g, (A) enlarged cerebral sulci in bilateral frontal lobes, and (B) focal atrophy and thinning of the cerebral cortex at the medial basal aspect in the right occipital lobe.

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Heidenhain Variant of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with a Variety of Visual Symptoms: A Case Report with Autopsy Study

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