Rapidly progressive dementia, a diagnostic challenge. About two clinical cases of dementia secondary to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the same family in Ecuador

Authors

  • Vanesa Berrú Servicio de Geriatría y Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Quito, Ecuador
  • Brenda Pillajo-Sánchez Geriatría, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a3n3a12

Keywords:

spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, prion disease

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, dementia is the chronic, global and generally irreversible deterioration of cognition; there are several types of dementia, including those of subacute evolution, which are rare, known as rapidly progressive, leading to the death of the patient. A series of cases of dementia secondary to familial variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the same family in Ecuador is below. This disease is characterized by rapidly progressive cognitive deterioration and myoclonus. We intend to raise awareness about the importance of a rapid and exhaustive study of patients with sudden and progressive cognitive deterioration with the presentation of clinical cases.

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Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

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Berrú V, Pillajo-Sánchez B. Rapidly progressive dementia, a diagnostic challenge. About two clinical cases of dementia secondary to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the same family in Ecuador. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 27];3(3):136-9. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/315