Isolated myoclonic alien hand as the sole presentation of pathologically established Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: A report of two patients

  • D. J.L. MacGowan
  • , N. Delanty
  • , F. Petito
  • , M. Edgar
  • , J. Mastrianni
  • , S. J. DeArmond

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Abstract

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may have many atypical presentations before the development of classic progressive dementia and startle myoclonus. In two patients with pathologically established disease association with a progressive alien hand syndrome was the sole initial manifestation of the disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)404-407
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume63
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alien hand
  • Clinical presentation
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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