Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in an elderly patient

Autor:	DA Agbamu, Marco L. Rossi, Matthew Bishop, JW Lorains, James W. Ironside, Colm Henry, Robert G. Will
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Younger age business.industry Autopsy General Medicine Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome United Kingdom nervous system diseases Surgery mental disorders Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease medicine Humans Elderly patient business Public health policy Aged
Zdroj:	Lancet (London, England). 357(9265)
ISSN:	0140-6736
Popis:	Summary We report a case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in a 74-year old man in whom diagnosis was made at necropsy. The occurrence of vCJD in an individual in this age group is unlikely to be an isolated event. Doctors need to be aware that vCJD can arise in elderly patients so that appropriate investigations (including magnetic resonance imaging) can be done, and permission for neuropathological necropsy requested, in suspected cases. This case could also have important implications for public health policy decisions and surveillance programmes that target the younger age range of vCJD cases.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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