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ArticleJournal of neurology2019

Sporadic CJD in association with HIV.

Nikolien S van de Ven, Jaime Vera, John R Jones, Sriram Vundavalli, Basil H Ridha

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Viruses and neurodegeneration: a growing concern.Journal of translational medicine · 2025
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  5. An unusual association between HIV and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a patient from northeastern Brazil.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nikolien S van de VenBrighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE, UK. nikolien.vandeven@bsuh.nhs.uk.
Jaime VeraBrighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE, UK.
John R JonesBrighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE, UK.
Sriram VundavalliBrighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE, UK.
Basil H RidhaBrighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE, UK.
Royal Sussex County Hospital · GBKing's College Hospital · GBUniversity of Sussex · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive fatal neurodegenerative disorder. We report an unusual case of pathologically confirmed sporadic CJD developing in a HIV-positive patient but presenting with clinical and radiological features suggestive of variant CJD. CASE PRESENTATION: A 63-year-old man with chronic stable HIV developed progressive difficulties with decision-making, obsessive compulsive disorder and visual hallucinations over 3 months. CSF examination detected a weakly positive 14-3-3 protein, elevated S-100 protein, and siginificantly elevated total-Tau protein. Brain MRI revealed bilateral abnormal signal within the posterolateral thalami compatible with pulvinar sign. Further investigations revealed a negative tonsillar biospy and positive blood test consistent with variant CJD. However, prion protein genotyping detected MV heterozygosity at codon 129 and post-mortem histopathological examination was consistent with sporadic CJD.

conclusionAlthough MRI findings were suggestive of variant CJD, the short residence in the UK and MV heterozygosity are aytpical, and the histopathological examination was consistent with sporadic CJD. With only two cases of HIV and sporadic CJD reported so far, the association of CJD with HIV remains unclear.

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BrainCreutzfeldt-Jakob SyndromeDiagnosis, DifferentialFatal OutcomeHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedCreutzfeldt–Jakob diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus

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PMID30446965
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