Evolution of periodic complexes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 230-234

  Drury, Ivo ^a   Beydoun, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; periodic complexes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 0030470019     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.1996.11080560     Document Type: Article

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