ABSTRACT
Las enfermedades priónicas o encefalopatías espongiformes son una familia de raras patologías neurodegenerativas caracterizadas por periodos de incubación prolongados asociados a una lenta, irreversible e invariablemente mortal evolución. En humanos se las clasifica en esporádica, adquirida y hereditaria o genética. Realizar el diagnóstico de «enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob» es un verdadero desafío para el médico intensivista dada la variabilidad en la presentación clínica y su baja incidencia. Se presentan 2 pacientes admitidos en la UCI en los que, tras descartar varias patologías, se diagnosticó con un nivel de «probabilidad», de acuerdo a la clasificación de la OMS, enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob esporádica. Se analizan aspectos diagnósticos clínicos y analíticos de la enfermedad resaltando la utilidad de la identificación de la proteína 14-3-3 en el líquido cefalorraquídeo (AU)
Prion diseases or spongiform encephalopathies are a family of rare neurodegenerative diseases characterized by long incubation periods associated with slow, irreversible and invariably fatal evolution. In humans, they are classified as sporadic, acquired and hereditary or genetic. Diagnosing sporadic "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease" (sCJD) is a real challenge for the intensive care physician, given the variability in its clinical presentation and its low incidence. The cases of two patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit are presented. After ruling out other diseases, they were diagnosed with sCJD with a likelihood level according to the World Health Organization Classification. Clinical and laboratory diagnostic aspects of the disease were analyzed, highlighting the utility of 14-3-3 protein identification in the cerebrospinal fluid (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Aged , Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/diagnosis , Critical Care/methods , Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/drug therapy , Prion Diseases/diagnosis , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Biomarkers/analysisABSTRACT
Prion diseases or spongiform encephalopathies are a family of rare neurodegenerative diseases characterized by long incubation periods associated with slow, irreversible and invariably fatal evolution. In humans, they are classified as sporadic, acquired and hereditary or genetic. Diagnosing sporadic "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease" (sCJD) is a real challenge for the intensive care physician, given the variability in its clinical presentation and its low incidence. The cases of two patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit are presented. After ruling out other diseases, they were diagnosed with sCJD with a likelihood level according to the World Health Organization Classification. Clinical and laboratory diagnostic aspects of the disease were analyzed, highlighting the utility of 14-3-3 protein identification in the cerebrospinal fluid.
