A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare and rapidly progressive condition. A 54-year-old professor initially presented with insidious, progressive visual symptoms. Imaging suggested post-infectious encephalitis, but symptoms progressed to ataxia, coordination difficulties, and cognitive decline. R...

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Main Authors: Ishwarya Thiruvuru, Philo Hazeena, Rithvik Ramesh, Sundar Shanmugam, Deepa Avadhani
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Published: Research Center of Neurology 2024-07-01
Series:Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии
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Online Access:https://annaly-nevrologii.com/journal/pathID/article/viewFile/977/pdf
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description Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare and rapidly progressive condition. A 54-year-old professor initially presented with insidious, progressive visual symptoms. Imaging suggested post-infectious encephalitis, but symptoms progressed to ataxia, coordination difficulties, and cognitive decline. Repeat MRI revealed findings consistent with CJD, supported by clinical and electrophysiological evidence. Though 14-3-3 protein in CSF was inconclusive, Heidenhain variant CJD was strongly suspected. Isolated visual symptoms progressing rapidly alongside ataxia and dementia prompt suspicion of this variant. Clinical examination, neuroimaging, and EEG play crucial roles in the diagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-0a2f910bbc6140c8a526c21a4448968e2025-08-20T02:13:01ZengResearch Center of NeurologyАнналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии2075-54732409-25332024-07-01182959910.17816/ACEN.977686A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob diseaseIshwarya Thiruvuru0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7261-5151Philo Hazeena1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-431XRithvik Ramesh2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-637XSundar Shanmugam3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-9017Deepa Avadhani4https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0991-9563Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchCreutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare and rapidly progressive condition. A 54-year-old professor initially presented with insidious, progressive visual symptoms. Imaging suggested post-infectious encephalitis, but symptoms progressed to ataxia, coordination difficulties, and cognitive decline. Repeat MRI revealed findings consistent with CJD, supported by clinical and electrophysiological evidence. Though 14-3-3 protein in CSF was inconclusive, Heidenhain variant CJD was strongly suspected. Isolated visual symptoms progressing rapidly alongside ataxia and dementia prompt suspicion of this variant. Clinical examination, neuroimaging, and EEG play crucial roles in the diagnosis.https://annaly-nevrologii.com/journal/pathID/article/viewFile/977/pdfcreutzfeldt–jacob diseaseheidenhain variant
spellingShingle Ishwarya Thiruvuru
Philo Hazeena
Rithvik Ramesh
Sundar Shanmugam
Deepa Avadhani
A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии
creutzfeldt–jacob disease
heidenhain variant
title A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
title_full A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
title_fullStr A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
title_full_unstemmed A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
title_short A man who changed six spectacles: а case of Heidenhain variant of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
title_sort man who changed six spectacles а case of heidenhain variant of the creutzfeldt jakob disease
topic creutzfeldt–jacob disease
heidenhain variant
url https://annaly-nevrologii.com/journal/pathID/article/viewFile/977/pdf
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