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Unusual findings in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Case report

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We present a definite case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) with visual evoked response (VER) and CSF oligoclonal band abnormalities and discuss the neurobiological significance and diagnostic value of these findings.

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Il significato neurobiologico e il valore per la diagnosi differenziale delle alterazioni dei PEV e della presenza di bande oligoclonali nel CSF nella CJD viene discusso in un caso.

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    Signorino M., Giovagnoli A. R., Sirocchi G. & Censori B.

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Signorino, M., Giovagnoli, A.R., Sirocchi, G. et al. Unusual findings in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Case report. Ital J Neuro Sci 9, 279–282 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02334054

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