ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Key words Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
;
Magnetic resonance imaging
;
Prion protein
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We report a 66-year-old woman with histologically diagnosed Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD), followed with MRI from an early clinical stage. MRI demonstrated expansion of the high cortical signal on T2-weighted images, which differs from previous MRI reports of CJD. This patient followed an atypical clinical course: 16 months had passed before she developed akinetic mutism, and periodic sharp waves had not been detected on EEG after 2 years in spite of her akinetic mutism. Brain biopsy showed primary spongiform changes in the grey matter, and a point mutation of the prion protein gene at codon 180 was discovered using polymerase chain reaction direct sequencing and Tth 111 I cutting. This is the first case with the point mutation of the codon 180 variant with an atypical clinical course and characteristic MRI findings.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00593711
