Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)
July 2020
Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare prion disease characterized by rapidly progressive dementia.
Case Report: A 76-year-old woman exhibited pronounced signs and symptoms of dressing apraxia for about seven weeks before the disease progressed and probable CJD was diagnosed supported by imaging and CSF findings.
Discussion: Dressing apraxia as the initial manifestation of CJD has been sparsely reported.
Background: Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a critical clinical condition necessitating rapid diagnosis and therapeutic measures.
Methods: The authors describe two patients with lethal CAE.
Results: An 81-year-old man rapidly developed coma with tetraplegia.