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Erschienen in: Neurological Sciences 7/2020

01.07.2020 | Letter to the Editor

Diagnosis of severe cognitive disorder: the family history as a key issue

verfasst von: Céline Derollez, MD, Stéphane Haik, Florence Pasquier, MD PhD, Bertrand De Toffol, MD PhD, Stéphanie Bombois, MD

Erschienen in: Neurological Sciences | Ausgabe 7/2020

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Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (fCJD) is a genetic prion disease and a rare condition presenting with varied clinical features making its diagnosis challenging due to overlaps with other rapid progressive dementias (RPD). Paraclinical tests remained essential to avoid incorrect diagnosis. Nevertheless, family history may be the key to a genetic diagnosis process. We reported the case of a patient investigated in the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital of Lille, France. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Diagnosis of severe cognitive disorder: the family history as a key issue
verfasst von
Céline Derollez, MD
Stéphane Haik
Florence Pasquier, MD PhD
Bertrand De Toffol, MD PhD
Stéphanie Bombois, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Neurological Sciences / Ausgabe 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04226-2

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