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[A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with a double mutation (V180I/M232R) in the PRNP gene].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2015
Koh Kishin, Takaki Ryusuke, Miwa Michiaki, Nagasaka Takamura, Shindo Kazumasa, Takiyama Yoshihisa
Abstract excerpt
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) presents with rapidly progressive dementia associated with several symptoms including pyramidal, extrapyramidal, and cerebellar signs. In Japan, patients with PRNP gene mutations comprise 18.3% of CJD cases. In the present study, we report a 74-year-old man with a double mutation in the PRNP gene. He showed dysarthria, gait disturbance, and cognitive impairment. High signal...
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