Reversible "Pulvinar sign" in Wernicke′s encephalopathy

Reversible "Pulvinar sign" in Wernicke′s encephalopathy

Young onset dementia is a challenge. We describe a case, where a patient presented with psychosis, dementia and MRI showing pulvinar sign, all of this typical of variant Cruetzfelt Jacob disease (CJD). Subsequent investigations lead to the diagnosis of a treatable illness and patient was improved an...

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Main Authors: Biju Gopalakrishnan, V V Ashraf, Praveen Kumar, Krishna Kiran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Pulvinar sign
reversible
variant CJD
Wernicke′s encephalopathy
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2014;volume=17;issue=2;spage=222;epage=224;aulast=Gopalakrishnan

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