Rapid evolving cognitive impairment can be the onset of either a progressive or a treatable dementia. We describe a case of a man in whom the clinical and laboratory presentation suggested a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which subsequently turned into a diagnosis of voltage-gated potassium channel complex antibodies limbic encephalitis. The natural history and an increased knowledge of limbic encephalitis and the related antibodies led us to the correct diagnosis.
R. D'Angelo, R. Rinaldi, P. Parchi, F. Cirignotta (2014). Wait and see: a 5 year history of 'recurrent dementia'. BMJ CASE REPORT, 2014, bcr2014205991-bcr2014205991 [10.1136/bcr-2014-205991].
Wait and see: a 5 year history of 'recurrent dementia'
PARCHI, PIERO;CIRIGNOTTA, FABIO
2014
Abstract
Rapid evolving cognitive impairment can be the onset of either a progressive or a treatable dementia. We describe a case of a man in whom the clinical and laboratory presentation suggested a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which subsequently turned into a diagnosis of voltage-gated potassium channel complex antibodies limbic encephalitis. The natural history and an increased knowledge of limbic encephalitis and the related antibodies led us to the correct diagnosis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
