Open AccessA Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease case misdiagnosed with acute cerebral infarction and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Xu Zhouwei,
Zhao Yuwu
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/ccr3.3388
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroimaging , disease , intensive care medicine , cerebral infarction , pathology , cardiology , ischemia , psychiatry
It was critical for the clinician to be aware of the neuroimaging and early‐onset symptoms of this fatal neurodegenerative disease, and avoid initiating inappropriate therapy. Neuroimaging plays a key role in differentiating it from other mimics.
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