MRI abnormalities in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Two patients with biopsy-proven Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease had MRI studies that revealed increased signal in the basal ganglia on T-2 weighted images, suggesting that MRI can be a useful diagnostic instrument in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Di Rocco
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Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029-6574.
Molinari
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Stollman
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Decker
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Yahr
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D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged