Neurosurgery in a Case of Suspected Prion Disease: Challenges Faced

This report refers to a rare case of a patient with suspected prion disease and the steps taken for the infection control measures in postsurgical management of a large sphenoid wing meningioma. Stringent measures are needed to prevent the transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) to other pat...

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Main Authors: Anooja Abdul Salam, Arvind Dubey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-3403445