Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Research
Medical Procedures and Risk for Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Japan, 1999–2008
Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara, Ichiro Nozaki, Yosikazu Nakamura, Takeshi Sato, Tetsuyuki Kitamoto, Hidehiro Mizusawa, and Masahito Yamada
Table 7
Data for sCJD patients who had ophthalmic surgery for cataracts after onset of sCJD symptoms, Japan, 1999–2008*
| Patient no. | Interval between onset of sCJD symptoms and surgery, mo | Age at onset of sCJD, y | Symptom at onset of sCJD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 60 | Gait disturbance |
| 2 | 0 | 61 | Dementia |
| 3 | 0 | 63 | Visual impairment |
| 4 | 0 | 71 | Visual impairment |
| 5 | 0 | 74 | Visual impairment |
| 6 | 0 | 74 | Visual impairment |
| 7 | 1 | 66 | Dementia |
| 8 | 1 | 74 | Depression |
| 9 | 1 | 85 | Visual impairment |
| 10 | 2 | 79 | Tremor |
| 11 | 4 | 81 | Visual impairment |
| 12 | 8 | 77 | Anxiety |
| 13 | 10 | 57 | Dementia |
| 14 | 14 | 64 | Visual impairment |
*sCJD, sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
