From: Case series of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a third-level hospital in Quito
Age/Sex | Clinical presentation | Duration of the disease (months) | Triphasic waves in EEG | MRI findings | CSF 14–3-3 | Tau protein | Autopsy | Age of death (years) |
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48/M | Confusion, ataxia, generalized chorea, myoclonus, blurred vision | 16 | Present | Hyperintensity in basal ganglia | Positive | 2130 pg/ml | Positive | 49 |
74/F | Confusion, ataxia, myoclonus, urinary incontinence and psychomotor agitation | 10 | Present | Hyperintensity in basal ganglia and cortical ribboning | Positive | 3967 pg/ml | Not done | 74 |
54/M | Ataxia, confusion, myoclonus and memory impairment | 12 | Present | Hyperintensity in basal ganglia | Positive | 1788 pg/ml | Not done | 55 |
57/M | Blurred vision, vertigo, ataxia and confusion | 14 | Present | Hyperintensity in basal ganglia and cortical ribboning | Positive | 2976 pg/ml | Not done | 58 |
64/F | Headache, vertigo, confusion, memory impairment and urinary incontinence | 14 | Present | Hyperintensity in basal ganglia and cortical ribboning | Positive | 13,357 pg/ml | Not done | 65 |
56/F | Vertigo, ataxia, insomnia, confusion | 12 | Present | Hyperintensity in basal ganglia and cortical ribboning | Positive | 11,770 pg/ml | Not done | 56 |