A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
10.3346/jkms.1991.6.3.273
- Author:
Jae Kwan CHA
1
;
Myung Ho KIM
;
Suck Jun OH
;
Eun Kyung HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- MeSH:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography;
Electroencephalography;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1991;6(3):273-278
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is presumably caused by a slow infectious pathogen or prion. The principal clinical features of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are dementia, pyramidal and extrapyramidal symptoms and signs, cerebellar dysfunction, and myoclonus. The patient rapidly deteriorates, declines to a vegetative state, becomes comatous, and is ultimately dead within several months. The authors present a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, proved by clinical findings, typical serial EEG, and pathologic features.
