title: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease manifesting as stroke mimic in a 78-year-old patient: pitfalls and tips in the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: valentina.damato86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Damato
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuccagna
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaudino
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colosimo
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Italy; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parchi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Serenella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Servidei
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luigetti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Brain MRI; Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease; Stroke