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Characterization of movement disorders in patients with familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease carrying the E200K mutation.
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ - 1 Mar 2012
Cohen Oren S, Prohovnik Isak, Korczyn Amos D, Inzelberg Rivka, Nitsan Zeev, Appel Shmuel, Kahana Ester, Rosenmann Hanna, Chapman Joab
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While myoclonus and ataxia are considered common in patients with familial Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (fCJD), other movement disorders are less prevalent. OBJECTIVES: To systemically evaluate the frequency of extrapyramidal signs and movement disorders in patients with fCJD. METHODS: A detailed neurological examination, with special emphasis on movement disorders and extrapyramidal signs, was conducted...
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