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Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: magnetic resonance imaging and clinical findings.
Neurology - 10 Aug 2004
Meissner B, Körtner K, Bartl M, Jastrow U, Mollenhauer B, Schröter A, Finkenstaedt M, Windl O, Poser S, Kretzschmar H A, Zerr I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess if clinical features, prion protein codon 129, and molecular subtype correlate with MRI basal ganglia hyperintensity in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). METHODS: The authors studied 219 patients including 153 confirmed CJD cases for their neurologic symptoms and MRI findings. The MRI was assessed by a blinded investigator for the presence of high signal intensity on T2-weighted...
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