Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: further similarities with kuru
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- 1 February 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 37 (2) , 195-200
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.37.2.195
Abstract
A typical case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is described. Two unusual morphological features—namely, `kuru-like' plaques in the cerebellum and coarsely vacuolated neurones in the striatum—are further similarities between Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and kuru.Keywords
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