title: A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
abstract: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is presumably caused by a slow infectious pathogen or prion. The principal clinical features of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are dementia, pyramidal and extrapyramidal symptoms and signs, cerebellar dysfunction, and myoclonus. The patient rapidly deteriorates, declines to a vegetative state, becomes comatous, and is ultimately dead within several months. The authors present a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, proved by clinical findings, typical serial EEG, and pathologic features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed