title: Visual art therapy in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a case study.
abstract: This paper describes the diagnostic and treatment utility of visual art therapy in a case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Visual art therapy was compared longitudinally with clinical and neuroimaging data over five-month period in an autopsy-confirmed case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease of MM2-cortical subtype. Art therapy sessions and content were useful in ascertaining neuropsychiatric symptoms during the course of her illness. Art therapy offered a unique emotional and cognitive outlet as illness progressed. Patients and families affected by sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may benefit from art therapy despite the rapidly progressive nature of the illness. Art therapy can also be useful for assessment of patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: a Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals , Cleveland , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Rajeet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: b Hospice of the Western Reserve , Cleveland , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trauger-Querry
authors.affiliation: c Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health , Cleveland Clinic Foundation , Cleveland , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Athena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loughrin
authors.affiliation: a Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals , Cleveland , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Appleby
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Prion disease; art therapy; disease progression; patient outcome; sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease