A Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Conversion Disorder
Joint Authors
Aziz, Rehan
Schneider, Daniel
Tobia, Anthony
Leitch, Megan
Nwobi, Onyi
Yegya-Raman, Nikhil
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare disorder of the central nervous system.
Its initial diagnosis may be obscured by its variable presentation.
This case report illustrates the complexity of diagnosing this disease early in the clinical course, especially when the initial symptoms may be psychiatric.
It offers a brief review of the literature and reinforces a role for consultation psychiatry services.
Methods.
PUBMED/MEDLINE was searched using the terms “Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease”, “psychiatric symptoms”, “conversion disorder”, “somatic symptom disorder”, “functional movement disorder”, and “functional neurologic disorder”.
Case.
The patient was a 64-year-old woman with no prior psychiatric history who was initially diagnosed with conversion disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder but soon thereafter was discovered to have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Discussion.
This case highlights the central role of psychiatric symptoms in early presentations of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Still, few other cases in the literature report functional neurological symptoms as an initial sign.
The consultation psychiatrist must remain alert to changing clinical symptoms, especially with uncharacteristic disease presentations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yegya-Raman, Nikhil& Aziz, Rehan& Schneider, Daniel& Tobia, Anthony& Leitch, Megan& Nwobi, Onyi. 2017. A Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Conversion Disorder. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149567
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yegya-Raman, Nikhil…[et al.]. A Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Conversion Disorder. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149567
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yegya-Raman, Nikhil& Aziz, Rehan& Schneider, Daniel& Tobia, Anthony& Leitch, Megan& Nwobi, Onyi. A Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Conversion Disorder. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149567
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149567