A Difficult Diagnosis in Emergency Department: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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Guler S., Aytar H., GENÇ S., Ramadan H.

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.49-51, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jaemcr.2015.1070
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-51
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, prion diseases, dementia, emergency medicine, TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES, RISK
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Prion diseases are a group of diseases that affect the human brain tissue and cause characteristic spongiform changes. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is the most common type of this group of diseases. The diagnosis of CJD is very difficult particularly in emergency department (ED) settings and is mainly based on the exclusion of the other causes of ongoing mental status changes.