A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a patient on hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Sang Heon Suh (Author), Young Hwan Choi (Author), Chang Seong Kim (Author), Joon Seok Choi (Author), Jeong Woo Park (Author), Eun Hui Bae (Author), Seong Kwon Ma (Author), Byeong C. Kim (Author), Soo Wan Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report an unusual case of probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in hemodialysis patient. A woman 59 years of age with a past history of hypertension and end-stage renal disease presented with a stuporous state preceded by rapidly progressive cognitive dysfunction, myoclonus, and akinetic mutis...