Long-standing prion dementia manifesting as posterior cortical atrophy

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-292

  Depaz, Raphaël ^a   Haik, Stéphane ^a,b,c,d,e   Peoc'H, Katell ^a   Seilhean, Danielle ^b,c,d,e   Grabli, David ^a   Vicart, Savine ^a   Sarazin, Marie ^a,d   Detoffol, Bertrand ^g   Remy, Catherine ^h   Fallet Bianco, Catherine ^f   Laplanche, Jl ^a   Fontaine, Bertrand ^a,b,d   Brandel, Jean Philippe ^a,b,d,e  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSTITUT DU CERVEAU ET DE LA MOELLE ÉPINIÈRE   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f Hôpital Sainte Anne   (France)

^g CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^h Centre Hospitalier Henri Ey   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; genetics; posterior cortical atrophy; prion disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISORIENTATION; DYSCALCULIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; ATROPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

EID: 84865011185     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318231e449     Document Type: Article

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