CLUSTERING OF 3 CASES OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE NEAR FUKUOKA CITY, JAPAN

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作者
ARAKAWA, K
NAGARA, H
ITOYAMA, Y
DOHURA, K
TOMOKANE, N
TATEISHI, J
GOTO, I
机构
[1] KYUSHU UNIV,INST NEUROL,DEPT NEUROL,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
[2] KYUSHU UNIV,INST NEUROL,DEPT NEUROPATHOL,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
[3] NATL CHIKUGO HOSP,FUKUOKA,JAPAN
来源
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA | 1991年 / 84卷 / 05期
关键词
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE; CLUSTERING; DENTAL-RELATED TREATMENTS; JAPAN;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04986.x
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
During a 4-month period we encountered three patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). All lived in a limited area near Fukuoka City in Japan. Such a significantly close spatial and temporal clustering of cases suggests exposure to a common CJD infectious agent. Except for dental-related treatments, there were no evident causative agents common to these three patients.
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页数:3
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