Neurosurgery in a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after pituitary derived growth hormone therapy in childhood

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-335

  Holmes, Sarah J ^a   Ironside, James W ^b   Shalet, Stephen M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Neurosurgery; Pituitary derived growth hormone

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0029964292     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.3.333     Document Type: Article

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