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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2019

Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease: A case report.

Ming-Ming Zhao, Liang-Shu Feng, Shuai Hou, Ping-Ping Shen, Li Cui, Jia-Chun Feng

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 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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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease: A Case Report.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2023
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming-Ming ZhaoDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Liang-Shu FengDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Shuai HouDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Ping-Ping ShenDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Li CuiDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Jia-Chun FengDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. fengjcfrank@hotmail.com.
Jilin University · CNFirst Hospital of Jilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker (GSS) disease is an inherited prion disease that is clinically characterized by the early onset of progressive cerebellar ataxia. The incidence of GSS is extremely low and it is particularly rare in China. Therefore, clinicians may easily confuse this disease with other diseases that also cause ataxia, resulting in its under-diagnosis or misdiagnosis. CASE SUMMARY: Here, we report the first case of genetically diagnosed GSS disease in Northeast China. The patient exhibited typical ataxia and dysarthria 2.5 years after symptom onset. However, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spinal cord revealed a normal anatomy. Screening results for the spinocerebellar ataxia gene were also negative. We thus proposed to expand the scope of genetic screening to include over 200 mutations that can cause ataxia. A final diagnosis of GSS was presented and the patient was followed for more than 3.5 years, during which we noted imaging abnormalities. The patient gradually exhibited decorticate posturing and convulsions. We recommended administration of oral sodium valproate, which resolved the convulsions.

conclusionPatients with inherited ataxia should be considered for a diagnosis of GSS

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BrainCase reportCerebellar ataxiaDiagnosisMagnetic resonance imagingPrion disease

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