Varón de 61 años con deterioro cognitivo subagudo y ataxia de la marcha

  1. A. González Noya
  2. A.M. Lorenzo Vizcaya
  3. Raquel Fernández González
  4. D. Rodríguez Gómez
Journal:
Galicia Clínica

ISSN: 0304-4866 1989-3922

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 80

Issue: 1

Pages: 12-13

Type: Article

DOI: 10.22546/51/1634 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most frequent of the human prion diseases, although it is still rare. The typical presentation is the presence of dementia and myoclonus, in young patients; with a rapid disease progression and high early mortality. While brain biopsy is the gold standard test for diagnosis, it is often unnecessary. A typical clinical presentation with corroborating findings on magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and cerebrospinal fluid are in most cases sufficient to exclude other causes and establish CJD as the probable diagnosis.