Journal Title Acta Medica Iranica Journal Abbreviation acta Publisher Group Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Website http://acta.tums.ac.ir

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Title	CREUTZFELDT-JACOB DISEASE: FIRST BIOPSY PROVEN CASE IN IRAN
Authors	Hossein Kalanie,
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.
Publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Date	2012-10-20
Source	Acta Medica Iranica Vol 33, No 1-2 (1995)

 

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