J Korean Med Sci.
1991 Sep;6(3):273-278. 10.3346/jkms.1991.6.3.273.
A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1421866
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1991.6.3.273
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.
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