Anti-GAD antibody cerebellar ataxia mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Jan;109(1):54-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.01.009. Epub 2006 Apr 18.

Abstract

In a patient with a rapidly progressive neurological condition with ataxia and cognitive complaints, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is often high in the differential, particularly when there is an elevated CSF 14-3-3 protein level. We present a case of anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (anti-GAD65) positive cerebellar ataxia associated with cognitive complaints and elevated CSF 14-3-3 protein.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 14-3-3 Proteins / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Antibodies / metabolism*
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / etiology
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / metabolism*
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Glutamate Decarboxylase / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • Antibodies
  • Glutamate Decarboxylase