Neurosyphilis Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
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Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mimicking variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1738-1495,2384-0757
DOI: 10.12779/dnd.2016.15.4.170