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ArticleDer Nervenarzt2024

[Clinical characteristics and diagnostics of human spongiform encephalopathies: an update].

Peter Hermann, Stefan Goebel, Inga Zerr

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Article in Der Nervenarzt, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter HermannKlinik für Neurologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Stefan GoebelKlinik für Neurologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Inga ZerrKlinik für Neurologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland. ingazerr@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human spongiform encephalopathies are rare transmissible neurodegenerative diseases of the brain and the nervous system that are caused by misfolding of the physiological prion protein into a pathological form and its deposition in the central nervous system (CNS). Prion diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD, sporadic or familial), Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS) and fatal familial insomnia (FFI). Prion diseases can be differentiated into three etiological categories: spontaneous (sporadic CJD), inherited (familial CJD, FFI, and GSS) and acquired (variant CJD and iatrogenic CJD). Most cases occur sporadically. Prion diseases can lead to a variety of neurological symptoms and always have an inevitably fatal course. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) play a crucial role in the diagnostics of prion diseases and may facilitate an early and reliable clinical diagnosis. A causal treatment or specific therapeutic agents are not yet available. In general, a palliative therapeutic concept is indicated.

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob SyndromeEncephalopathy, Bovine SpongiformGerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker DiseasePrion DiseasesAnimalsBrainCattleHumansCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseDiagnosticsFatal familial insomniaGerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndromePrion diseases

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PMID38503894
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