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