Neuropsychiatric symptoms in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Objective: The objective of our study was to assess prospectively the neuropsychiatric features in sCJD (and their impact on caregivers) and compare them with five…Gait ataxia and Autonomic dysfunction as early signs of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Case Report
Objective: To highlight unusual early presenting symptoms of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD). Background: Prion diseases, a group of rare and fatal diseases caused by an…Sleep-wake disturbance in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mimicking fatal familial insomnia
Objective: To report a patient with sleep-wake disturbance mimicking fatal familial insomnia Background: Sleep disturbances are well recognized in fatal familial insomnia (FFI) which is…Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease presenting as dystonia
Objective: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) is a type of human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that is determined genetically. Background: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) is a type of human…Functional neurological symptoms as initial presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease: case series.
Objective: To describe a clinical series of three patients who presented positive signs of a Functional Movement Disorder (FMD) at the onset of a sporadic…Eyelid opening apraxia as the first manifestation of Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease with 99mTc-TRODAT-1 brain SPECT study
Objective: Our objective is to report a case of sporadic CJD (CJD) in a 57-years-old male patient. It started with severe insomnia followed by eyelid…Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease presenting as a late onset slowly progressive spinocerebellar ataxia: expanding the phenotypic spectrum of genetic prion disease
Objective: We describe a late-onset presentation of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) with a novel mutation in the prion protein (PRNP) gene. We compare this case to…Predicting Longitudinal Atrophy in Parkinson’s Disease using SIR model
Objective: To predict longitudinal brain changes in Parkinson's disease (PD) using an agent-based model. Background: Considerable evidence suggests that α-synuclein(α-syn) behaves in a prion-like fashion,…Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with a M232R substitution (CJD232) masquerading as parkinson look-alike syndrome
Objective: To describe a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with a M232R substitution (CJD 232) presented with parkinson look-alike syndrome and showed remarkably long survival time.…Creutzfeld Jacob disease presenting with functional-appearing, bizarre movements without significant cognitive impairment
Objective: To report unusual presentation of Creutzfeld Jacob disease (CJD) with bizarre movements and functional characteristics. Background: Prion disease is most commonly due to CJD…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.