Diffusion-weighted sequence on MRI for the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Edgard Pereira¹ 

[1],University of Louisville Hospital Department of Radiology

关键词: prion disease;    dementia;    magnetic resonance imaging;    diffusion-weighted sequence;    doença priônica;    demência;    ressonância magnética;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a progressive and fatal dementing illness caused by a virus like agent called prion. Currently, the definitive diagnosis can only be made through brain biopsy. Given its potential transmissibility, it is paramount to have noninvasive and reliable means to detect the disease. The present case reports on a 63 year-old man with biopsy proven CJD, and evaluates the dependability of diffusion-weighted MRI in this condition, stressing the importance of this particular sequence to its diagnosis.

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