HEIDENHAIN VARIANT OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE IN BRAZIL: A CASE REPORT

HEIDENHAIN VARIANT OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE IN BRAZIL: A CASE REPORT

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare spongiform encephalopathy characterized by a rapid neurodegenerative progress, caused by a misfolded variant of the cellular prion protein (PrP) known as PrPSc. The clinical presentation of sCJD includes a wide range of neurological signs of cortical, subcor...

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Main Authors: Laura Furtado Pessoa de Mendonça, Pedro Maia Nobre Rocha Saffi, Luciana Lilian Louzada Martini, Luciano Farage, Einstein Francisco Camargos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2020-05-01
Series:Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Subjects:
dementia
geriatrics
prion diseases
prion proteins
Online Access:https://ggaging.com/details/561/en-US/heidenhain-variant-of-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-in-brazil--a-case-report

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