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Psychiatric presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. A case report.

Authors :
Keshavan MS
Lishman WA
Hughes JT
Source :
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science [Br J Psychiatry] 1987 Aug; Vol. 151, pp. 260-3.
Publication Year :
1987

Abstract

A patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is described. Many alternative psychiatric diagnoses were considered, and the true situation only became apparent late in the clinical course.

Subjects

Subjects :
Adult
Brain diagnostic imaging
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome diagnostic imaging
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome psychology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome diagnosis

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0007-1250
Volume :
151
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3318992
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.151.2.260
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