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{{Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease}} | {{Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease}} | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
*Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob | *Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease usually appear confused. | ||
=== | ===Vital Signs=== | ||
* Vital Signs of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are usually normal. | |||
===Skin=== | |||
* Skin examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===HEENT=== | |||
* HEENT examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Neck=== | |||
* Neck examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
* Pulmonary examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Heart=== | |||
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Abdomen=== | |||
* Abdominal examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Back=== | |||
* Back examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Genitourinary=== | |||
* Genitourinary examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
===Neuromuscular=== | |||
Physical examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually remarkable for:<ref name="pmid22394291">{{cite journal |vauthors=Head MW, Ironside JW |title=Review: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: prion protein type, disease phenotype and agent strain |journal=Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. |volume=38 |issue=4 |pages=296–310 |date=June 2012 |pmid=22394291 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01265.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5710312">{{cite journal |vauthors=Argelander H |title=[The psychoanalytic dialogue] |language=German |journal=Psyche (Stuttg) |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=325–39 |date=May 1968 |pmid=5710312 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22411235">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sikorska B, Knight R, Ironside JW, Liberski PP |title=Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |journal=Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. |volume=724 |issue= |pages=76–90 |date=2012 |pmid=22411235 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-0653-2_6 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid29939637">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sitammagari KK, Masood W |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid=29939637 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3689509">{{cite journal |vauthors=Helton AS, Snodgrass FG |title=Battering during pregnancy: intervention strategies |journal=Birth |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=142–7 |date=September 1987 |pmid=3689509 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
* [[Speech communication|Speech]] impairment | * [[Speech communication|Speech]] impairment | ||
* [[Myoclonus]] | * [[Myoclonus]] | ||
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* [[posture|Rigid posture]] | * [[posture|Rigid posture]] | ||
* [[Dysarthria]] | * [[Dysarthria]] | ||
* [[Myoclonus]] | |||
* Visual changes leading to [[cortical blindness]] | |||
* [[Akinetic mutism]] in the last stages of the disease | |||
* [[Chorea]] | |||
* [[Peripheral neuropathy]] | |||
* [[Altered mental status]] | |||
[[Myoclonus]] is the most common sign in patients Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. | |||
Patient is usually disoriented to persons, place, and time. | |||
===Extremities=== | |||
* Extremities examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease usually appear confused.
Vital Signs
- Vital Signs of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are usually normal.
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Abdomen
- Abdominal examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Back
- Back examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Genitourinary
- Genitourinary examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
Neuromuscular
Physical examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually remarkable for:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Speech impairment
- Myoclonus
- Ataxia
- Gait disturbances
- Rigid posture
- Dysarthria
- Myoclonus
- Visual changes leading to cortical blindness
- Akinetic mutism in the last stages of the disease
- Chorea
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Altered mental status
Myoclonus is the most common sign in patients Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Patient is usually disoriented to persons, place, and time.
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually normal.
References
- ↑ Head MW, Ironside JW (June 2012). "Review: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: prion protein type, disease phenotype and agent strain". Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 38 (4): 296–310. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01265.x. PMID 22394291.
- ↑ Argelander H (May 1968). "[The psychoanalytic dialogue]". Psyche (Stuttg) (in German). 22 (5): 325–39. PMID 5710312.
- ↑ Sikorska B, Knight R, Ironside JW, Liberski PP (2012). "Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease". Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 724: 76–90. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0653-2_6. PMID 22411235.
- ↑ Sitammagari KK, Masood W. PMID 29939637. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ Helton AS, Snodgrass FG (September 1987). "Battering during pregnancy: intervention strategies". Birth. 14 (3): 142–7. PMID 3689509.