*Refers to the consensus opinion of a consultant neuroradiologist and consultant neurologist about the diffusion-weighted images of the BG or cerebral cortex.

†Includes patients who had PSWC.

‡One patient had SSPE type complexes, the other hepatic encephalopathy.

BG, basal ganglia; CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; sCJD, sporadic CJD; PSWC, periodic sharp wave complexes; SSPE, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.