Psychiatric manifestations of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease simulate depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms

Psychiatric manifestations of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease simulate depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder with a broad spectrum of early clinical manifestations, comprising neurological and psychiatric symptoms. The authors report the case of a patient admitted with a diagnosis of depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms,...

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Main Authors: Joana Almeida Espírito Santo, Rui Garcia, Rui Marques dos Santos, João Lemos, Isabel Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2015-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/189

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