1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in French West Indies.
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Caparros-Lefebvre, D., Sazdovitch, V., Roudier, M., Brandel, J.P., Laplanche, J.L., Deslys, J.P., and Hauw, J.J.
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CREUTZFELDT-Jakob disease , *PRION disease diagnosis , *DIAGNOSIS of dementia , *CREUTZFELDT-Jakob disease diagnosis , *DISEASE complications , *TREATMENT effectiveness ,DIAGNOSIS of central nervous system diseases - Abstract
Reports on the incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in the French West Indies. The case of a 75-year-old black Guadaloupean woman with a gait disorder associated with dementia; Cerebellar symptoms; Neuropathological examination confirming diagnosis of CJD; Spongiform changes with astrogliosis; Prion disease.
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- 1999
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