Single photon emission computed tomography in the identification of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Case reports

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7131, 1998, Pages 593-594

  De Silva, Rajith ^a   Patterson, James ^b   Hadley, Donald ^b   Russell, Aline ^c   Turner, Martin ^a   Zeidler, Martin ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodilee Psychiatric Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032554347     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7131.593     Document Type: Article

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