Heidenhain Variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Brazil: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Laura Furtado Pessoa de Mendonça (Author), Pedro Maia Nobre Rocha Saffi (Author), Luciana Lilian Louzada Martini (Author), Luciano Farage (Author), Einstein Francisco Camargos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare spongiform encephalopathy characterized by a rapid neurodegenerative progress, caused by a misfolded variant of the cellular prion protein (PrP) known as PrPSc. The clinical presentation of sCJD includes a wide range of neurological signs of cortical, subcor...