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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease other imaging findings

Introduction

Overview

Overview

PET scan is generally normal in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and may be helpful in ruling out other diseases. On PET scan, abnormalities in thalamic regions may be present.

PET Scan

PET Scan

  • PET scan is generally normal in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and may be helpful in ruling out other diseases.[1][2]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamaguchi, T.; Kitamoto, T.; Sato, T.; Mizusawa, H.; Nakamura, Y.; Noguchi, M.; Furukawa, Y.; Ishida, C.; Kuji, I. (2005). “Clinical diagnosis of MM2-type sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease”. Neurology. 64 (4): 643–8. doi:10.1212/01.WNL.0000151847.57956.FA. PMID 15728285. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Macfarlane, RG.; Wroe, SJ.; Collinge, J.; Yousry, TA.; Jäger, HR. (2007). “Neuroimaging findings in human prion disease”. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 78 (7): 664–70. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.094821. PMID 17135459. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)


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