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Title: Diagnostic challenges in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: case report.(Case Report)
Author: Lal K. Tanwani
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Southern Medical Association
Volume: 96Issue: 8Page: 832(4)

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Title: Protease-resistant prion protein in lymphoreticular tumors of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mice.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Larisa Cervenakova
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 3Page: 511(3)

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Title: Barriers to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease autopsies, California.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
Author: Kurt B. Nolte
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Volume: 11Issue: 5Page: 775(2)

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Title: Blood transfusion and spread of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Author: Klaus Dietz
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Title: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease death, United States.(RESEARCH)
Author: Ermias D. Belay
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11Issue: 9Page: 1351(4)

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Kris's Story is a truly warm and touching narrative of the courageous personal and emotional battle fought by a beautiful young vibrant woman against the brutal and tragic consequences of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.This story describes the transformation and rapid demise of a picture perfect healthy, physically fit, loving wife and mother succumb to a brutal disease process that managed to elude the practice of modern medicine.An unbelievable account of the impact and profound ramifications of the lethal wrath this horrendous disease thrusts upon unsuspecting family members is described in vivid detail.A must read for any medical team or family member involved in the direct care of an individual(s) with a neurodegenerative brain disorder. ... Read more