COVID-19-associated encephalitis or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a case report.
Neurodegener Dis Manag
; 12(1): 29-34, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1547169
ABSTRACT
Background:
Accurate diagnosis and management of patients with rapidly progressive dementia may be challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has negatively influenced the diagnostic performances, medical resource allocation and routine care for all non-COVID-19 diseases. Case presentation We herein present a case of a 57-year-old male with rapidly progressive cognitive decline, headache, diplopia, myalgia, unsteady gait, aggression, depression, insomnia, hallucinations and delusions of persecution. COVID-19-associated encephalitis was briefly considered as a differential diagnosis. However, this hypothesis was rejected upon further investigation. A final diagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was made.Conclusion:
A timely and accurate diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease gives patients and their families the chance to receive a good standard of healthcare and avoid extensive evaluations for other conditions.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
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Encephalitis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Variants
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurodegener Dis Manag
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nmt-2021-0025
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