Reversible "Pulvinar sign" in Wernicke's encephalopathy.

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

Dr. Shaji's MRI Centre, Mini bypass Road, Calicut, Kerala, India.

Published: April 2014

Young onset dementia is a challenge. We describe a case, where a patient presented with psychosis, dementia and MRI showing pulvinar sign, all of this typical of variant Cruetzfelt Jacob disease (CJD). Subsequent investigations lead to the diagnosis of a treatable illness and patient was improved and MRI sign reversed, underlining again the importance of search needed for treatable diseases in any "typical" case of fatal illness.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090855PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.132645DOI Listing

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