New variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (nvCJD)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on new variant creutzfeldt jakob disease (nvcjd): Psychiatric features Early psychiatric symptoms Delusions Hallucinations Depression Anxiety Apathy Withdrawal Neurological features Exclusion criteria for nvCJD Electroencephalogram (EEG) Other investigations…
Psychiatric features
- Early psychiatric symptoms
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Apathy
- Withdrawal
Neurological features
Exclusion criteria for nvCJD
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Other investigations
Course and prognosis
References
- Will RG, Zeidler M, Stewart GE, et al. Diagnosis of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Ann Neurol 2000; 47:575-582.
- Lowman A, Knight R, Ironside J. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Pract Neurol 2001; 1:2-13.
- Heath CA, Cooper SA, Murray K, et al. Validation of diagnostic criteria for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Ann Neurol 2010; 67:761-770.
