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Book Chapter
Series: Atlases of Tumor and Non-Tumor Pathology, Series 5
Volume: 20
Published: 01 September 2024
10.55418/9781933477435-02
ISBN-10: 1-933477-43-1
ISBN: 978-1-933477-43-5
...GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, INCLUDING ETIOLOGY AND SYNONYMS Prions are unique transmissible protein particles (devoid of nucleic acid) that cause a group of neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals, known as spongiform encephalopathies. The term prion (proteinaceous infectious...
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Published: 01 September 2024
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE OF PATIENT WITH PRION DISEASE Figure 2-1 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE OF PATIENT WITH PRION DISEASE Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) typically shows abnormal signal in the putamen and head of the caudate (arrows). More about this image found in MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE OF PATIENT WITH PRION DISEASE Magnetic resonance ...
Book Chapter
Series: Atlases of Tumor and Non-Tumor Pathology, Series 5
Volume: 20
Published: 01 September 2024
10.55418/9781933477435-03
ISBN-10: 1-933477-43-1
ISBN: 978-1-933477-43-5
... Creutzfeldt and Alfons Jakob ( 64 ). The latter is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that develops in immunocompetent (not immunocompromised) individuals and is caused by prions (not a virus) (see chapter 2 ). Epidemiology There is no geographic predilection for PML since JC virus is present...
