Short report: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease treated with amantadine
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 42 (10) , 960-961
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.42.10.960
Abstract
A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease treated with amantadine showed considerable initial improvement, followed by a period of almost five years during which the patient remained in a relatively stable condition until he died accidentally. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically.Keywords
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