MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF CREUTZFELDT-JACOB DISEASE

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作者
MILTON, WJ
ATLAS, SW
LAVI, E
MOLLMAN, JE
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[1] HOSP UNIV PENN,DEPT RADIOL,NEURORADIOL SECT,3400 SPRUCE ST,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] UNIV PENN,DEPT NEUROL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[3] UNIV PENN,DEPT PATHOL & LAB MED,DIV NEUROPATHOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
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10.1002/ana.410290417
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We report a biopsy-diagnosed patient with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease showing on magnetic resonance images bilateral increased signal intensity in the basal ganglia on long repetition time images. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) is a degenerative process of the brain, induced by a novel infectious agent, and is usually characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia. We report a biopsy-diagnosed patient with CJD with a distinctive magnetic resonance (MR) appearance.
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