CREUTZFELDT-JACOB DISEASE: FIRST BIOPSY PROVEN CASE IN IRAN
Abstract
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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Hossein Kalanie. CREUTZFELDT-JACOB DISEASE: FIRST BIOPSY PROVEN CASE IN IRAN. Acta Med Iran. 1;33(1-2):47-51.
