Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI (KH).
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (RS).
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2022 Feb;81(2):31-33.
An 88-year-old man presented with acute altered mental status. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated "cortical ribboning," which is classically associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. His rapid clinical improvement prompted a follow-up MRI three days after presentation, which showed resolution of the acute abnormal signals. The patient was eventually diagnosed with non-convulsive seizure. Five months later, he returned with a similar clinical presentation and MRI findings after self-discontinuation of anticonvulsant. It is important for clinicians to be aware that neurological changes associated with non-convulsive seizures can acutely mimic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and to consider a short interval follow-up MRI for diagnostic challenges in acute settings.
一位 88 岁男性因急性意识改变就诊。脑部磁共振成像(MRI)显示“皮质条纹征”,这与克雅氏病(Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)密切相关。他的病情迅速改善,促使在就诊后三天进行了后续 MRI 检查,结果显示急性异常信号已消退。最终,该患者被诊断为非惊厥性发作。五个月后,他在自行停用抗癫痫药物后出现类似的临床和 MRI 表现。临床医生需要注意,非惊厥性发作相关的神经功能变化可能会急性模拟克雅氏病,在急性情况下,应考虑进行短期间隔的 MRI 随访以进行诊断。