Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease phenotype and course: Our experience from a tertiary center

Introduction: Prion diseases are protein conformation disorders and neither caused by viroid or virus but is a transmissible particle labeled a prion by Pruisner. Normal prion protein becomes infectious by a different folding, but the triggers are not known. Based on the characteristic brain patholo...

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Main Authors: Sadanandavalli Retnaswami Chandra, Thomas Gregor Issac, Mariamma Philip, Veeranna Gadad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2016;volume=38;issue=5;spage=438;epage=442;aulast=Chandra