Autoimmune Encephalitis versus Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a patient with typical Facio-brachial dystonic seizures: A case report with Diagnostic challenges

Background: Diagnosis of rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is very challenging. There are many conditions that fall into category of RPD ranging from autoimmune causes to neurodegenerative causes. Autoimmune encephalitis should be readily diagnosed and treated because of its response to immunomodul...

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Main Authors: Vaibhav Seth, Suman Kushwaha, Ritu Verma, Priyankkumar Mukeshbhai Patel, R Kiran Gowda, Prateek Bapat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354621000399