title: [Prion diseases].
abstract: The prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) constitute a group of hereditary or acquired neurodegenerative disorders. The Authors evaluate the etiopathogenetic background, the clinical features and the current concerns with special attention to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and new variant Creutzfeldt Jacob disease.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana, Pisa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doria
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menichetti
mesh_terms: D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D034062:Insomnia, Fatal Familial / Q000821:virology; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000821:virology
vernacular_title: Le malattie da prioni.