Abstract
We report here a 75-year-old-male with a slowly progressive dementia of 5-year duration along with a rapid exacerbation of symptoms in the terminal 3 months. Neuropathological examinations revealed findings consistent with conspicuous Alzheimer's disease and mild Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The plaque amyloid was exclusively composed of β-protein. The immunohistochemistry of prion protein using hydrolytic autoclaving pretreatment showed diffuse gray matter stainings in the sections of both the cerebral and cerebellar cortices. This method was thus considered useful in confirming the diagnosis of CJD for this case.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 686-689 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Acta neuropathologica |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1992 Nov 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Immunohistochemistry
- Prion protein
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Clinical Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience