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A retrospective study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in England and Wales 1970-79. I: Clinical features.

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 01 Feb 1984, 47(2):134-140
https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.47.2.134 PMID: 6368752 PMCID: PMC1027681

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A comprehensive search yielded 121 confirmed cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who died in England and Wales in the decade 1970-79, and 31 probable cases. The clinical features and the results of investigation are described. Three subgroups of patients were distinguished by clinical characteristics and contrasting course.

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PMCID: PMC1027681
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A retrospective study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in England and Wales 1970-79. I: Clinical features.

R G Will and W B Matthews
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Abstract

A comprehensive search yielded 121 confirmed cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who died in England and Wales in the decade 1970-79, and 31 probable cases. The clinical features and the results of investigation are described. Three subgroups of patients were distinguished by clinical characteristics and contrasting course.

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