[Prion encephalopathies].

Abstract excerpt

Spongiform encephalopathies, also called prion encephalopathies, are characterized, in human as well as in animals, by (1) their clinical picture which indicates strict localisation in central nervous system, (2) their histological aspect: spongiform degeneration and neuronal loss, and (3) their transmissibility in the same animal species but also from man to animal. The nature of the pathogenic agent is still...

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