A Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jacob Disease with Unusually Long Survival: Correlation with Clinical Features, Electroencephalogram, and Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jacob Disease with Unusually Long Survival: Correlation with Clinical Features, Electroencephalogram, and Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Dementia in the elderly is the most common neurodegenerative disease and places a huge burden on public health. Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jacob disease (sCJD) is sometimes diagnosed in people with dementia; it develops in a rapid and progressive manner and has a short survival duration. The critical issu...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hao Jason Lin, Lu-An Chen, Pei-Hao Chen, Shih-Jung Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2012-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jacob Disease
survival
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811000780

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