Virus-induced subacute spongiform encephalopathy (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). A report of two Chinese cases with clinico-pathologic studies.
Two Chinese cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are described which show the typical clinical, EEG and neuropathological changes of a subacute spongiform encephalopathy. One case was sporadic and the other was probably familial. This is the first formal report of CJD occurring in China.
D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002681:China; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged