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Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease()
Seizures are known to occur in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD). In the setting of a rapidly progressive condition with no effective therapy, determining appropriate treatment for seizures can be difficult if clinical morbidity is not obvious yet the electroencephalogram (EEG) demonstrates a worrisom...
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4308028/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25667875 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.01.004 |
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author | Ng, Marcus C. Westover, M. Brandon Cole, Andrew J. |
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description | Seizures are known to occur in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD). In the setting of a rapidly progressive condition with no effective therapy, determining appropriate treatment for seizures can be difficult if clinical morbidity is not obvious yet the electroencephalogram (EEG) demonstrates a worrisome pattern such as status epilepticus. Herein, we present the case of a 39-year-old man with CJD and electrographic seizures, discuss how this case challenges conventional definitions of seizures, and discuss a rational approach toward treatment. Coincidentally, our case is the first report of CJD in a patient with Stickler syndrome. |
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spelling | pubmed-43080282015-02-09 Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() Ng, Marcus C. Westover, M. Brandon Cole, Andrew J. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep Case Report Seizures are known to occur in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD). In the setting of a rapidly progressive condition with no effective therapy, determining appropriate treatment for seizures can be difficult if clinical morbidity is not obvious yet the electroencephalogram (EEG) demonstrates a worrisome pattern such as status epilepticus. Herein, we present the case of a 39-year-old man with CJD and electrographic seizures, discuss how this case challenges conventional definitions of seizures, and discuss a rational approach toward treatment. Coincidentally, our case is the first report of CJD in a patient with Stickler syndrome. Elsevier 2014-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4308028/ /pubmed/25667875 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.01.004 Text en © 2014 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ng, Marcus C. Westover, M. Brandon Cole, Andrew J. Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() |
title | Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() |
title_full | Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() |
title_fullStr | Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() |
title_full_unstemmed | Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() |
title_short | Treating seizures in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease() |
title_sort | treating seizures in creutzfeldt–jakob disease() |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4308028/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25667875 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.01.004 |
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