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Synonyms and keywords: TSE; prion diseases

Overview

Historical Perspective

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Prion Disease

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

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Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

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Case #1

References

  • This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health [3] and the U.S. National Library of Medicine [4]
  • Brown P, Preece M, Brandel JP, Sato T, McShane L, Zerr I, Fletcher A, Will RG, Pocchiari M, Cashman NR, d'Aignaux JH, Cervenakova L, Fradkin J, Schonberger LB, Collins SJ (2000). "Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the millennium". Neurology. 55 (8): 1075–81. PMID 11071481.
  • Montagna P, Gambetti P, Cortelli P, Lugaresi E (2003). "Familial and sporadic fatal insomnia". Lancet Neurol. 2 (3): 167–76. PMID 12849238.
  • Prusiner SB (2001). "Shattuck lecture--neurodegenerative diseases and prions". N Engl J Med. 344 (20): 1516–26. PMID 11357156.
  • Weissmann C (2004). "The state of the prion". Nat Rev Microbiol. 2 (11): 861–71. PMID 15494743.

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