title: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Hong Kong. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ip
mesh_terms: 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