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. 1976 Oct;39(10):931–940. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.39.10.931

Electroencephalographic and clinicopathological studies on Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome

K Goto 1,2, H Umezaki 1,2, M Suetsugu 1,2
PMCID: PMC492495  PMID: 794444

Abstract

The correlation between the appearance of the characteristic electroencephalographic abnormality, cardinal clinical manifestations, and neuropathological features was studied in four cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome consisting of subacute spongiform encephalopathy and classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Consideration is given to the differences in the electroencephalographic findings between these two subgroups of the syndrome and on the underlying pathological mechanism.

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