1. [MRI role in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: about a case].
- Author
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Alaoui A, Alami B, Habibi H, Haloua M, Lamrani YA, Boubbou M, and Maaroufi M
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- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome physiopathology, Dementia etiology, Depression etiology, Hallucinations etiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myoclonus etiology, Brain diagnostic imaging, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome diagnostic imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
- Abstract
Creutzfeldt-jakob disease (CJD) is a very rare and fatal disease affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by mental deterioration leading to progressive dementia, pyramidal and extrapyramidal symptoms as well as myoclonus. Early diagnosis is essential to prevent human-to-human transmission. We here report the case of a 62-year old patient in whom the diagnosis of sporadic CJD was retained based on his clinical status including dementia-related deterioration with myoclonus preceded by behavioral disorders, hallucinations and depression and on brain MRI data showing hyperintensities at the level of the striatum and the cortex on FLAIR and diffusion-weighted imaging sequences., Competing Interests: Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d'intérêts.
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- 2019
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