Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Hong Kong. A case report.
This is a report of a Chinese male, aged 67, who had been ill for 6 months and who was admitted with left hemiparesis and dementia. The diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) was confirmed by serial electroencephalographic (EEG), computed tomographic (CT) and neuropathological studies. This is the first formal report of CJD occurring in Hong Kong.
Chan
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Department of Medicine, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
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Kay
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Li
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Ip
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D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed