Abstract
The author presents a case of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rapidly progressive encephalopathy that is characterized by early behavioral changes. Because of the nature of this disease, the electroencephalogram (EEG) is helpful in establishing a diagnosis.
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