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Clinical and Diagnostic Findings in a Patient with Creutzfeldt‐Jakob Disease (Type Heidenhain)
Author(s) -
Staffen W.,
Trinka E.,
Iglseder B.,
Pilz P.,
Homann N.,
Ladurner G.
Publication year - 1997
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/jon19977150
Subject(s) - medicine , electroencephalography , autopsy , pathological , magnetic resonance imaging , disease , radiology , computed tomography , brain disease , pathology , psychiatry
A 61‐year‐old woman had Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease, type Heidenhain, that progressed for 4 months until death, 3 of which she spent in a hospital. The diagnosis was verified by autopsy. Consecutive brain computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, blood flow measurements, electroencephalography (EEG), and routine laboratory tests were performed. All imaging techniques showed non‐specific pathological changes, whereas EEG revealed alterations indicative for Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease.