Cognitive Decline: Not Always Alzheimer’s Disease

A 66-year-old woman presented with slowly progressive cognitive decline. MRI showed bi-frontotemporal atrophy, but the 14.3.3 protein was not present in cerebrospinal fluid. Electroencephalogram was irrelevant. Interview with relatives led doctors to search for a genetic cause and confirmed the diag...

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Autores principales: Villalba, Noel Lorenzo, Laboulbene, Stephane, Merzouki, Tawoufik, Méndez Bailon, Manuel, Kechida, Melek, Sigonney, Vanessa, Tabue Teguo, Maturin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IOS Press 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30480248
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-170050
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Sumario:A 66-year-old woman presented with slowly progressive cognitive decline. MRI showed bi-frontotemporal atrophy, but the 14.3.3 protein was not present in cerebrospinal fluid. Electroencephalogram was irrelevant. Interview with relatives led doctors to search for a genetic cause and confirmed the diagnosis of Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome.

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