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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: A case that initiated with psychiatric symptoms

Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığı: Psikiyatrik belirtilerle başlayan bir olgu

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Repeated neurological examinations, EEG and cranial MRI may help in the diagnosis of these patients.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive prion disease that causes deficits involveing movement, cognition, and mental status.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case report we describe a 62-year-old male patient who was initially followed with a diagnosis of depression and later was diagnosed with CJD.
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Conclusion & Impact:Repeated neurological examinations, EEG and cranial MRI may help in the diagnosis of these patients.
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⚙️Variables:Elektroensefalografi · Depresyon · Creutzfeldt-Jakob sendromu

Abstract

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive prion disease that causes deficits involveing movement, cognition, and mental status. The clinical heterogeneity of the disease can make diagnosis difficult. Thorough neurologic, cognitive, and psychiatric examinations are necessary for observing its clinical features. In this case report we describe a 62-year-old male patient who was initially followed with a diagnosis of depression and later was diagnosed with CJD. The patient had a one-year history of anhedonia, loss of interest, social withdrawal, anxiety and decrease in speech and was given Paroxetin 20 mg/day with a diagnosis of depression. During follow up, neurological symptoms including ataxia and rigidity became evident and dementia and akinetic mutism developed in a rapidly progressive course. Although electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed nonspecific findings initially, typical findings for CJD were seen during the follow up. The positive 14-3-3 protein in CSF supported the diagnosis. The aim of this report is to emphasize the fact that CJD may present with different psychiatric symptoms and can be initially misdiagnosed. CJD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who have focal neurological signs in addition to psychiatric symptoms. Repeated neurological examinations, EEG and cranial MRI may help in the diagnosis of these patients.

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığı (CJH) harekette, bilişsel işlevlerde ve ruhsal durumda bozulma gibi farklı belirtilerle or-taya çıkan bir prion hastalığıdır. Hastalığın klinik görünümündeki değişkenlik tanı konmasını güçleştirebilmektedir. Belirtilerin fark edilmesi için ayrıntılı nörolojik, bilişsel ve ruhsal muayene gereklidir. Bu yazıda, başlangıçta depresyon tanısıyla izlenen, ancak daha sonra CJH tanısı konan altmış iki yaşında bir erkek hasta sunulmaktadır. Hastanın bir yıl önce isteksizlik, içe kapanma, az konuşma, huzursuzluk yakınmaları başlamış, depresyon tanısı ile paroksetin 20 mg/gün önerilmiştir, izlem sırasında ataksi, rijidite gibi nörolojik belirtiler ortaya çıkmış ve hızlı ilerleyen de-mans ve akinetik mutizm gelişmiştir. Elektroensefalografi (EEG) ve manyetik rezonans görüntüleme (MRG) incele-melerinde ilk başta özgül olmayan bulgular mevcutken, zamanla tipik bulguların görülmesi ve beyin omurilik sıvısı incelemesinde (BOS) 14-3-3 proteininin pozitif olması ile hastaya CJH tanısı konmuştur. Bu tartışmanın amacı CJH'nin ilk dönemlerde farklı psikiyatrik belirtilerle karşımıza çıkabileceğini vurgulamaktır. Özellikle psikiyatrik belirtilere fokal nörolojik belirtilerin eşlik ettiği olgularda ayırıcı tanıda CJH'nin düşünülmesi gereklidir. Bu hastaların nörolojik muayene, EEG ve beyin görüntüleme tetkiklerinin tekrarlanması tanı konmasında yardımcı olmaktadır.

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KURNE, A., ERTUĞRUL, A., YAĞCIOĞLU, A. A. E., DEMİRCİ, E., YAZICI, K. M., KANSU, T. (2005). Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: A case that initiated with psychiatric symptoms. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1, 55–59. https://ajindex.com/articles/91960

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