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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with a prion protein gene codon 180 mutation presenting asymmetric cortical high-intensity on magnetic resonance imaging.
Prion - 1 Jan 2015
Amano Yuko, Kimura Noriyuki, Hanaoka Takuya, Aso Yasuhiro, Hirano Teruyuki, Murai Hiroyuki, Satoh Katsuya, Matsubara Etsuro
Abstract excerpt
Here we report a genetically confirmed case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with a prion protein gene codon 180 mutation presenting atypical magnetic resonance imaging findings. The present case exhibited an acute onset and lateralized neurologic signs, and progressive cognitive impairment. No myoclonus or periodic synchronous discharges on electroencephalography were observed. Diffusion-weighted images revealed...
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