NR AGID
AU Keohane,C.; Peatfield,R.; Duchen,L.W.
TI Subacute spongiform encephalopathy (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) with amyloid angiopathy
QU Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 1985 Nov; 48(11): 1175-8
PT journal article
AB A case is reported of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with amyloid infiltration of cerebral vessels. The duration of progressive dementia was only 4 months. Neuritic plaques were not a feature of the pathology. This report emphasises the association of spongiform encephalopathy with the presence of amyloid in the brain.
MH Amyloidosis/*pathology; Brain/pathology; Case Report; Cerebral Arteries/pathology; Cerebral Cortex/blood supply; Cerebrovascular Disorders/*pathology; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*pathology; Human; Male; Meninges/blood supply; Middle Age; Veins/pathology
SP englisch
PO England