Rapidly Progressive Ataxia During Rehabilitation and a Difficult Road to Diagnosis

Shea, Yat‐Fung; Chan, Tuen-Ching; Chang, Richard Shek‐kwan; Hon, Fong-kwong Sonny; Kwan, Joseph Shiu-Kwong; Chu, Leung Wing

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“…The initially brain DWI was normal in our case which also played a role in the misdiagnosis. Shea et al [9] described a 68-year-old male patient initially diagnosed with cervical myelopathy but who later developed rapidly progressive ataxia and was finally diagnosed with sCJD after extensive investigations. Similarly, initial DWI of the patient was unremarkable.…”

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Rapidly progressive tetraplegia and cognitive deterioration during rehabilitation: A case of neurodegenerative disease

Afşar¹,

Yemişçi²

2019

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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How to cite / Atıf için: Afşar Sİ, Yemişçi OÜ. Rapidly progressive tetraplegia and cognitive deterioration during rehabilitation: A case of neurodegenerative disease.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. AbstractHuman prion diseases are fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disorders caused by neurolytic pathogen proteins, called prions. The most common human prion disease is sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, with an approximate annual prevalence of 0.5-1 per million. The symptoms and signs include rapidly progressive dementia, ataxia, myoclonic seizures, akinetic mutism and other neurological and neurobehavioral disorders. The clinical spectrum of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is highly variable; therefore it can be difficult to diagnose premortem. This article describes a 78-yearold woman who initially presented with difficulty walking and balance disorder. As a result of the evaluation, the patient was transferred to rehabilitation clinic, with a diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis. During hospitalization, she showed progressive decline in gait and balance and deteriorated rapidly. The patient was considered to be probable sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after further investigations. Özİnsan prion hastalıkları, prionlar olarak adlandırılan nörolitik patojen proteinlerin neden olduğu ilerleyici nörodejeneratif hastalıklardır. En yaygın insan prion hastalığı sporadik Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığı olup, yıllık prevalansı yaklaşık milyonda 0.5-1'dir. Semptomlar ve bulgular; hızla ilerleyen demans, ataksi, miyoklonik nöbetler, akinetik mutizm ve diğer nörolojik ve nörodavranışsal bozuklukları içerir. Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığının klinik spektrumu oldukça değişkendir, bu nedenle premortem teşhis etmek zor olabilir. Bu makalede, başlangıçta yürüme zorluğu ve denge bozukluğu ile başvuran 78 yaşında bir kadın hasta anlatılmaktadır. Yapılan değerlendirme sonucunda hasta servikal spinal stenoz tanısı ile rehabilitasyon kliniğine transfer edildi. Hastanede yatışı sırasında, yürüme ve dengesi progresif olarak kötüye giderek bozuldu. İleri tetkiklerden sonra hastanın olası sporadik Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığı olduğu düşünülmüştür. Anahtar kelimeler: Nörodejeneratif hastalık, Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığı, Rehabilitasyon

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%