EC Neurology

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a fatal neuroselective and neurodegenerative condition, rare in daily clinical practice, a rare brain disorder that causes muscle spasms and dementia; establishing the clinical diagnosis represents a challenge for the treating physician. It should be clinically suspected of rapidly progressive dementia, concomitant with myoclonus, cerebellar involvement, visual disturbances, or psychiatric condition. We present the case of a 59-year-old patient who presented to the neurology service with cognitive impairment plus movement disorder, with a fatal outcome.

 Keywords: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; Prions; Rapidly Progressive Dementia; Myoclonus; Chorea

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