Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with a V180I Mutation: Comparative Analysis with Pathological Findings and Diffusion-Weighted Images | Zendy

Kazuo Mutsukura | Zendy; Katsuya Satoh | Zendy; Susumu Shirabe | Zendy; Itsuro Tomita | Zendy; Takayasu Fukutome | Zendy; Minoru Morikawa | Zendy; Masachika Iseki | Zendy; Kensuke Sasaki | Zendy; Yusei Shiaga | Zendy; Tetsuyuki Kitamoto | Zendy; Katsumi Eguchi | Zendy

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Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with a V180I Mutation: Comparative Analysis with Pathological Findings and Diffusion-Weighted Images

Author(s) -

Kazuo Mutsukura,

Katsuya Satoh,

Susumu Shirabe,

Itsuro Tomita,

Takayasu Fukutome,

Minoru Morikawa,

Masachika Iseki,

Kensuke Sasaki,

Yusei Shiaga,

Tetsuyuki Kitamoto,

Katsumi Eguchi

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1421-9824

pISSN - 1420-8008

DOI - 10.1159/000254842

Subject(s) - gliosis , pathology , cerebrospinal fluid , brain biopsy , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear medicine , biopsy , radiology

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has been reported to be a useful technique for diagnosing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The present study reported DWI results in cases of familial CJD with a V180I mutation (CJD180) in the prion protein gene as well as neurological findings.

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