Spongiform encephalopathy mimicking corticobasal degeneration.
The presentation of subacute spongiform encephalopathies (SSE) is varied. The following case of SSE presented clinically similar to corticobasal degeneration. The SSE diagnosis was suspected because of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and confirmed pathologically.
Anschel
David J
DJ
Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. danschel@caregroup.harvard.edu
Simon
David K
DK
Llinas
Rafael
R
Joseph
Jeffrey T
JT
D000368:Aged; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male