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Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease with neuroleptic malignant syndrome [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare rapidly progressive fatal neurodegenerative disease. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a complication of antipsychotic medications which may be used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms of CJD.
Julija Čiauškaitė, Ieva Puleikytė, Simonas Jesmanas, Giedrė Jurkevičienė, Antanas Vaitkus, Daiva Rastenytė   +5 more
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Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Recurrent Stroke: A Case Report [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021
While sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) typically presents with neurological symptoms such as cognitive impairment, ataxia, and myoclonus, its clinical manifestations can be diverse.
Min Joon Bae, In Hyun Kang, Yang Rok Hur, Ki Hun Hwang   +3 more
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An Atypical Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome Presenting with Cacosmia and Amyloid Positivity [PDF]

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
This report presents a challenging case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare and rapidly progressing neurological disorder. The patient exhibited diverse and progressive neuro-psychiatric symptoms, including memory impairment, behavioral changes ...
Alfredo Gabriele Nanni, Daniele Urso, Martina Caccamo, Valentina Gnoni, Alessia Giugno, Chiara Zecca, Maria Teresa Dell’Abate, Davide Vilella, Roberto De Blasi, Giancarlo Logroscino   +9 more
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Systematic review of pharmacological management in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: no options so far?

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Background The Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a spongiform encephalopathy that manifests as a rapidly progressive dementia syndrome. Currently, CJD has no cure, and many patients die within the first year, but some drugs are being studied ...
Luiz Henrique Lélis Miranda, André Felipe Pastick de Holanda Oliveira, Davi Mariano de Carvalho, Gustavo Marques Figueredo Souza, João Guilherme Monteiro Magalhães, Joselmo Alberto Cabral Júnior, Pedro Thadeu Mertens Brainer de Queiroz Lima, Renato Melo Aguiar Júnior, Sérgio Pereira Lins Filho, Hugo Moura de Albuquerque Melo   +9 more
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Electroencephalographic and clinicopathological studies on Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1976
The correlation between the appearance of the characteristic electroencephalographic abnormality, cardinal clinical manifestations, and neuropathological features was studied in four cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome consisting of subacute spongiform encephalopathy and classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
K, Goto, H, Umezaki, M, Suetsugu
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Sporadic MM-1 Type Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease With Hemiballic Presentation and No Cognitive Impairment Until Death: How New NCJDRSU Diagnostic Criteria May Allow Early Diagnosis

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is the most common human prion disorder. Although associated with heterogeneous clinical phenotypes, its distinctive feature is the presence of a rapidly progressive multidomain cognitive impairment.
Lorenzo Saraceno, Vito A. G. Ricigliano, Michele Cavalli, Alessandro Cagol, Giovanna Bosco, Fabio Moda, Paola Caroppo, Giovanni Meola, Giovanni Meola   +8 more
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Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2014
Seizures are known to occur in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD). In the setting of a rapidly progressive condition with no effective therapy, determining appropriate treatment for seizures can be difficult if clinical morbidity is not obvious yet the ...
Marcus C. Ng, M. Brandon Westover, Andrew J. Cole   +2 more
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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome as a Presenting Manifestation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Background: Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by distortions of visual perception (metamorphopsias), the body image, and the experience of time, along with derealization and depersonalization.
Tirza Naarden, Bastiaan C. ter Meulen, Bastiaan C. ter Meulen, Sarah I. van der Weele, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom   +6 more
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An atypical case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mimicking frontotemporal dementia: genotypic influence and clinical implications [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
We report an atypical case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) mimicking Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in a 68-year-old male. The patient initially presented with an anxious-depressive syndrome, progressing over 29 months to include dysexecutive syndrome,
Carlo Manco, Delia Righi, Barbara Pucci, Bruno Damiano, Andrea Mignarri, Nicola De Stefano, Domenico Plantone   +6 more
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Alice in wonderland syndrome as a manifestation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023
Shweta Pandey, D B Keerthiraj, Ravindra K Garg, Rajarshi Chakraborty   +3 more
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