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Prion disease: Thorough work-up and new diagnostic criteria needed for CJD
Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (sCJD), the prototypical rapidly progressive dementia (RPD), is currently untreatable. Because many other conditions can mimic CJD, several of which are treatable or even curable, it is imperative that patients with suspected sCJD be thoroughly evaluated for non-prion diagnoses.
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Volume:
7
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Source:
Nature Reviews Neurology
Publication date:
09/09/2011