Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Venezuela a case report

A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in a 32 year old man is presented. The clinical picture included a rapid progressive dementia associated with ataxia, global aphasia, myoclonus and pyramidal signs, death ocurred after 13 months. The diagnosis of CJD was confirmed by CT and neuropathological...

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Main Author: Alejandro J. Caraballo H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1991-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1991000200019&lng=en&tlng=en