The 'high-risk' neuropathological autopsy in AIDS and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Principles and practice

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 388-393

  Ironside, J W ^a   Bell, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune deficiency syndrome; Autopsy; Creuztfeldt Jakob disease; High risk; Human immunodeficiency virus; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AUTOPSY; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLOW VIRUS DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029908867     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1996.tb00908.x     Document Type: Review

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