Unusual findings in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Case report

M Signorino; A R Giovagnoli; G Sirocchi; B Censori

doi:10.1007/BF02334054

Unusual findings in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Case report

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1988 Jun;9(3):279-82. doi: 10.1007/BF02334054.

Authors

M Signorino¹, A R Giovagnoli, G Sirocchi, B Censori

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Policattedra delle Malattie del Sistema Nervoso--Università di Ancona.

PMID: 3136093
DOI: 10.1007/BF02334054

Abstract

We present a definite case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) with visual evoked response (VER) and CSF oligoclonal band abnormalities and discuss the neurobiological significance and diagnostic value of these findings.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / immunology
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / pathology
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / physiopathology*
Evoked Potentials, Visual*
Humans
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / cerebrospinal fluid*
Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains / cerebrospinal fluid*
Male
Photic Stimulation

Substances

Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains