Presentation
An unusually presenting case of CJD-The VV1 subtype. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2009; 111: 282-91. [ Links ] 53. Meissner B, Westner IM, Kallenberg K, Krasnianski A, Bartl M, Varges D, et al. [scielo.cl]
Neurologic
- Insomnia
Fatal familial insomnia, a prion disease with a mutation at codon 178 of the prion protein gene. N Engl J Med 1992; 326: 444-9. [ Links ] 68. Lugaresi E, Medori R, Montagna P, Baruzzi A, Cortelli P, Lugaresi A, et al. [scielo.cl]
Treatment
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Updated diagnostic criteria, treatment algorithm, and the utility of brain biopsy. Neurosurg Focus. 2015; 39(5):E2. [ Links ] 25. Hyeon J, Kim S, Lee J, Park J, Huang K, Lee S. [scielo.org.co]
Epidemiology
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Epidemiological Studies. Veterinary Record 1988; 123: 638-44. [ Links ] 74. Kirkwood JK, Wells GAH, Wilesmith JW, Cunningham AA, Jackson SI. Spongiform encephalopathy in the Arabian oryx. [scielo.cl]
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta) Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. December, 2013. [ Links ] 18. Cartier L, Fernández J, Ramírez E. Genetic markers in four Chilean families with familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. [scielo.cl]