@article {1294,
	title = {Abnormal diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following corneal transplantations},
	journal = {Arch Neurol},
	volume = {59},
	year = {2002},
	note = {Rabinstein, Alejandro A Whiteman, Michelle L Shebert, Robert T Case Reports United States Archives of neurology Arch Neurol. 2002 Apr;59(4):637-9.},
	month = {Apr},
	pages = {637 - 9},
	edition = {37356},
	abstract = {BACKGROUND: The value of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in the diagnosis of iatrogenic cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has been questioned. OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the value of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in the diagnosis of iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A patient with a history of 3 corneal transplantations exhibited the alien hand sign on initial examination. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed prominent cortical diffusion abnormalities. During the following months, the patient developed rapidly progressive dementia. The diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was proven by brain biopsy. CONCLUSION: Brain magnetic resonance imaging, particularly diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, can be very helpful in the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, even in suspected iatrogenic cases.},
	keywords = {*Corneal Transplantation, *Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods, Brain / *pathology, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / *diagnosis / pathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests},
	issn = {0003-9942 (Print) 0003-9942 (Linking)},
	doi = {nob10058 [pii]},
	url = {internal-pdf://Rabinstein - CJD-0541396993/Rabinstein - CJD.pdf},
	author = {Rabinstein,A. A. and Whiteman,M. L. and Shebert,R. T.}
}
