Rapidly progressive dementia: probable sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in a Yoruba Nigerian woman with rapidly progressive dementia: a case report

Abstract Background Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that can present with neuropsychiatric features such as dementia; it is a rare cause of rapidly progressive dementia. There are no previously reported cases of probable or confirmed Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Nigeria. Ca...

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Main Authors: A. O. Idowu, A. F. Ogunmodede, A. A. Sanusi, U. C. Eke, S. A. Oyedele, M. B. Fawale, M. A. Komolafe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05080-x
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