Article
[Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings in prion diseases].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Aug 2007
Shiga Yusei
Abstract excerpt
Acutely progressing dementia, generalized myoclonus, and periodic synchronous discharge (PSD) on EEG are thought to be characteristic features of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). However, recent surveillance studies in European countries and Japan have revealed several uncommon variants that run relatively long clinical course, demonstrate atypical myoclonus, and show no PSD. Brain specific proteins such as...
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