Sporadic creutzfeldt jacob disease.
We report a 65-year-old lady who presented with rapidly progressive dementia and was found to have Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD). On reviewing the literature, there have been only 3 case reports of CJD from Saudi Arabia. Our aim is to report this rare disease and to include it in the differential diagnosis of rapidly progressive dementia in our practice.
Neurology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, PO Box 12723, Jeddah 21483, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (2) 6240000 Ext. 21298/22070. Fax.+966 (2) 6240000 Ext. 22765. E-mail: halgahtani@hotmail.com.
Hussein A
HA
Algahtani
Karim M
KM
Qumosani
Imad M
IM
Khojah
Abdulrahman M
AM
Shami