Magnetic resonance imaging of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.
We report a biopsy-diagnosed patient with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease showing on magnetic resonance images bilateral increased signal intensity in the basal ganglia on long repetition time images. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) is a degenerative process of the brain, induced by a novel infectious agent, and is usually characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia. We report a biopsy-diagnosed patient with CJD with a distinctive magnetic resonance (MR) appearance.
Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
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Milton
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Atlas
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Lavi
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Mollman
D001706:Biopsy; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged