Unveiling a Diagnostic Odyssey: A Case Report on Delayed Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease

Abstract

Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare prion infection causing rapid, progressive, invariably fatal neurodegenerative disorder. It is reported in 1 in a million people per year worldwide and only 12 cases have been reported over 21 years between 1994 to 2015 in Pakistan as per Agha Khan Hospital Karachi records. We are reporting the clinical course of such a patient with delayed diagnosis and rapidly worsening symptoms.

Keywords

• cjd
• creutzfeldt jakob disease
• delayed diagnosis
• polyspike discharges
• prion infection.