Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a missense mutation at codon 200 of the prion protein gene in Brazil

Abstract Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD) represents less than 15% of CJD cases, and its clinical picture may be either indistinguishable from that of sporadic CJD (sCJD) or be atypical, usually with younger onset and longer duration. We report a case of 59-year old Brazilian man who present...

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Main Authors: Jerusa Smid, Vilma Regina Martins, Michele Christine Landemberger, Daniele Riva, Renato Anghinah, Ricardo Nitrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642007000200222&lng=en&tlng=en