A study of clinical profile, radiological and electroencephalographic characteristics of suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a tertiary care centre in South India

A study of clinical profile, radiological and electroencephalographic characteristics of suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a tertiary care centre in South India

Introduction: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disease classified under transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) or prion diseases. It is characterized by long asymptomatic period followed by rapid clinical deterioration leading to the death within mo...

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Main Authors: Rohan R Mahale, Mahendra Javali, Anish Mehta, Suryanarayana Sharma, Purushottam Acharya, Rangasetty Srinivasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
Clinical manifestation
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
diagnosis
14-3-3 protein
prion diseases
prion protein
Online Access:http://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=39;epage=50;aulast=Mahale

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