Abstract
We present a case of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease with profoundly abnormal 18fluoro-deoxy-glucose
positron emission tomography with computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) at an early stage,
and correlate this with the clear findings at magnetic resonance imaging and also
postmortem histology. Prion diseases are rare but important causes of cognitive impairment.
The role of FDG PET-CT is discussed, along with other investigations such as electroencephalography
and cerebro-spinal fluid analyses.
Keywords
Dementia - magnetic resonance imaging - positron emission tomography - prion diseases