Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a 20-year-old woman

Roger J. Packer; David R. Cornblath; Nicholas K. Gonatas; Leonard A. Bruno; Arthur K. Asbury

doi:10.1212/wnl.30.5.492

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a 20-year-old woman

Roger J. Packer, David R. Cornblath, Nicholas K. Gonatas, Leonard A. Bruno, Arthur K. Asbury

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A 20-year-old woman developed ataxia, extrapyramidal movements, myoclonus, and progressive dementia. Brain biopsy disclosed status spongiosus, diagnostic of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; this is the youngest spontaneous case ever reported. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can occur in young adulthood.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	492-496
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurology
Volume	30
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.30.5.492
State	Published - May 1980
Externally published	Yes

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