IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/abf/journl/v58y2024i2p50240-50245.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A Rapidly Fatal Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Author

Listed:
  • T Patrick Jensen
  • Ashley Sentell
  • Olivia King

    (Medical Director of Psychiatry Consult and Liaison Service & Senior Behavioral Unit at Covenant Health, USA)

Abstract

This case details the events that occurred following an elderly woman who originally presented with altered mental status. She was admitted with acute metabolic encephalopathy secondary to a urinary tract infection and treated with antibiotics, but her mental status continued to deteriorate. Over the course of the next month, she experienced rapid neuropsychiatric decline, eventually resulting in death within 35 days. Through the collaborative efforts of the psychiatry and neurology services, the patient received an in-depth workup and accurate diagnosis.

Suggested Citation

  • T Patrick Jensen & Ashley Sentell & Olivia King, 2024. "A Rapidly Fatal Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 58(2), pages 50240-50245, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:58:y:2024:i:2:p:50240-50245
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2024.58.009139
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.009139.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://biomedres.us/fulltexts/BJSTR.MS.ID.009139.php
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.26717/BJSTR.2024.58.009139?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:58:y:2024:i:2:p:50240-50245. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Angela Roy (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.