Highlights
- •Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) is a transmissible, progressive, neurodegenerative disease.
- •The clinical features of sCJD include rapidly progressive cognitive decline, myoclonus, visual or cerebellar symptoms, pyramidal or extrapyramidal signs, and akinetic mutism.
- •Diagnostic tools of sCJD include electroencephalography, brain magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid 14-3-3 protein level, and real-time quaking-induced conversion assay.
- •Intestinal pseudo-obstruction has been observed in patients with sCJD, but the relationship between sCJD and autonomic nervous system dysfunction is unclear.
Abstract
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a transmissible, progressive, neurogenerative disease
that carries a uniformly poor prognosis. It is caused by an accumulation of misfolded
prions that affect the structural conformation of the surrounding proteins. Sporadic
CJD is the most common form of CJD, accounting for 85% to 95% of all CJD cases. The
rarity of CJD makes its diagnosis challenging, and it can mimic other neurologic conditions.
The CJD International Surveillance Network diagnostic criteria include clinical features
and diagnostic findings with which health care providers should be familiar. The purpose
of this report is to present a case of postmortem definite CJD.
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Biography
Fnu Alfandy, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, is the Advanced Practice Provider Program manager at Stanford Health Care Neurosciences Service Line in Stanford, CA, and can be contacted at [email protected].
Biography
Hamid Reza Salari-Namin, MD, is a vascular neurologist at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Biography
Dennis Kaighn Constan, PharmD, MBC, BCPS, is a clinical pharmacist at Eisenhower Health.
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Published online: February 02, 2023
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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