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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 222-224 |
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Reversible "Pulvinar sign" in Wernicke's encephalopathy
Biju Gopalakrishnan1, VV Ashraf1, Praveen Kumar1, Krishna Kiran2
1 Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India
2 Dr. Shaji's MRI Centre, Mini bypass Road, Calicut, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Biju Gopalakrishnan
Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Mini By pass Road, Govindapuram P.O., Calicut - 673 016, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.132645
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Young onset dementia is a challenge. We describe a case, where a patient presented with psychosis, dementia and MRI showing pulvinar sign, all of this typical of variant Cruetzfelt Jacob disease (CJD). Subsequent investigations lead to the diagnosis of a treatable illness and patient was improved and MRI sign reversed, underlining again the importance of search needed for treatable diseases in any "typical" case of fatal illness. |
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