Rapid Neurocognitive Deterioration and Mortality in a Healthcare Professional With Spongiform Encephalopathy: Implications for Neurologic and End-of-Life Care

Spongiform encephalopathy (SE) is a rare prion disorder characterized by progressive cognitive dysfunction and mortality. Affected patients can observe a wide variety of neurological symptoms, such as myoclonus, dementia, cerebellar signs, and others. We present a case of laboratory-confirmed SE in...

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Autores principales: Kortz, Michael W, Kongs, Brian M, Middleton, Lauren E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8093098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959455
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14277

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8093098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959455
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14277

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