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The Role of Neuroimaging in Evaluating Patients Affected by Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Caobelli Federico,
Cobelli Milena,
Pizzocaro Claudio,
Pavia Marco,
Magnaldi Silvia,
Guerra Ugo Paolo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon.12098
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroimaging , positron emission tomography , dementia , magnetic resonance imaging , disease , intensive care medicine , radiology , medical physics , neuroscience , psychiatry , pathology , psychology
Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease during life can be challenging since the huge variability of the symptoms which can be observed, especially in its early stages, may simulate other common forms of dementia. In latest years, noninvasive techniques such as magnetic resonance, positron emission tomography, and single‐photon emission tomography have been evaluated to help clinical neurologists to provide a definite diagnosis. We here provide a systematic review of the current knowledge of neuroimaging in CJD in order to establish the actual state of the art.