Open AccessComatose within 6 weeks, but still alive after 3 years, Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease with unusual progression
Author(s) -
Christopher Julia Kathleen,
Khong Brian,
Abolfazli Amin,
Liu Antonio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2807
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology
Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD) should still be considered in a patient presenting with rapidly progressive dementia and negative CSF 14‐3‐3 protein and RT‐QulC. Treatable causes of encephalopathy must be ruled out. Neurodegenerative diseases must also be considered.