Conclusions
In conclusion, this case report shows that patients with CJD who receive
antipsychotic medications can develop NMS. Further research is needed to
investigate whether CJD is a predisposing factor for developing NMS, or
is their co-existence merely a coincidence.
Acknowledgments: We thank fellow physicians for taking part in
care of this patient and a consulting pathologist of University College
London Hospital for supplying detailed post-mortem analysis. We are also
grateful to the family of our patient for their consent to publish this
case.
Author contribution: Julija Čiauškaitė, Ieva Puleikytė and
Simonas Jesmanas collected the data from the medical record and drafted
the manuscript; Giedrė Jurkevičienė and Daiva Rastenytė supervised the
drafting of the manuscript; Antanas Vaitkus was the patient’s treating
physician. All authors reviewed, edited, and agreed on the final version
of the manuscript.
Data availability statement: Data sharing not applicable to
this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the
current study.