creutzfeldt-jacob disease: first biopsy proven case in iran
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a biopsy diagnosed patient with creut7,{eldt-jacob diseaseis reportedin. iran. this 53~year-old hunte'r,esented n may 1994 to mehr hospital with typica clinical manifestations of creunfeldi-jacob disease and died 4 months later. brain biopsy revealed severe neuronal loss, spongiosis and gliosis oj cerebral cortex. e;xposureofthis hunter to the brain tissue ofanimals may explain the route of transmission ofthe disorder.
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۳۳، شماره ۱-۲، صفحات ۴۷-۵۱
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