World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2023 BACKGROUND Prion diseases are a group of degenerative nerve diseases that are caused by infectious prion proteins or gene mutations. In humans, prion diseases result from mutations in the prion protein gene (PRNP).
Yongkang Zhang +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2023 Background Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorder, with few months as a usual duration from onset to death. Case presentation In this case report, a patient of Sporadic CJD (sCJD) who presented one month after severe ...
Taha K. Alloush +5 more
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most common human prion disease presenting with subacute cognitive decline. Common MRI findings for CJD include the T2 prolongation signal of the putamen and head of caudate.
Jan Bittar +4 more
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after COVID-19: infection-induced prion protein misfolding? A case report
Prion, 2022 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal disease presenting with rapidly progressive neurological deficits caused by the accumulation of a misfolded form (PrPSc) of prion protein (PrPc).
Andrea Bernardini +6 more
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome as a rare phenotype of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [PDF]
Prion, 2018 We reported the case of a patient with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKs) as an early clinical manifestation of sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (sCJD). The 66-year-old female complained of dizziness and imbalance which mostly occurred while walking.
Joanna Bielewicz +5 more
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Alien Limb Phenomenon and Ideomotor Apraxia as Early Indicators of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. [PDF]
Mov Disord Clin PractCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder that encompasses symptoms such as dementia, myoclonus, visual or cerebellar impairment, pyramidal and extrapy-ramidal motor de fi cits, akinetic mutism and ataxia.
Lueg G, Kleffner I, Hobert MA.
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Reversible Pseudo‐Creutzfeldt‐Jakob Syndrome Related to Cerebral Dural Arteriovenous Fistula [PDF]
Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 2014 Kariné Chahbazian +5 more
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BMJ Case Reports, 2018 We report the case of a 78-year-old man who showed a subacute onset of severe cognitive impairment, ataxia, tremor, stimulus sensitive myoclonus and hypophonia.
Federico Paolini Paoletti +3 more
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National Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease research biobank, a novel approach to the establishment of the scientific platform: collaboration between patient advocacy group, scientists, regulators and physicians [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesCreutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of prion proteins. In Israel, a unique epidemiological pattern of CJD has been identified, specifically a genetic form (gCJD) associated ...
Alice Anane +3 more
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Three cases of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease presenting with a predominant dysexecutive syndrome
Journal of Neurology, 2022 Nick Corriveau‐Lecavalier +5 more
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