Thalamo-striatal diffusion reductions precede disease onset in prion mutation carriers.

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Human prion diseases present substantial scientific and public health challenges. They are unique in being sporadic, infectious and inherited, and their pathogen is distinct from all other pathogens in lacking nucleic acids. Despite progress in understanding the molecular structure of prions, their initial cerebral pathophysiology and the loci of cerebral injury are poorly understood. As part of a large...

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