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Volume 21, Number 5—May 2015
CME ACTIVITY - Perspective

Recent US Case of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—Global Implications

Atul MaheshwariComments to Author , Michael Fischer, Pierluigi Gambetti, Alicia Parker, Aarthi Ram, Claudio Soto, Luis Concha-Marambio, Yvonne Cohen, Ermias D. Belay, Ryan A. Maddox, Simon Mead, Clay Goodman, Joseph S. Kass, Lawrence B. Schonberger, and Haitham M. Hussein
Author affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA (A. Maheshwari, A. Parker, A. Ram, C. Goodman, J.S. Kass); Harris Health System, Houston (A. Maheshwari, A. Parker, A. Ram, J.S. Kass); Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA (M. Fischer); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (P. Gambetti, Y. Cohen); University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston (C. Soto, L. Concha-Marambio); Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile (L. Concha-Marambio); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (E.D. Belay, R.A. Maddox, L.B. Schonberger); University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK (S. Mead); HealthPartners Clinics & Services, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (H.M. Hussein)

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Timeline of course of illness and major diagnostic tests for US patient with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. CT, computed tomography; EEG, electroencephalography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

Figure 1. Timeline of course of illness and major diagnostic tests for US patient with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. CT, computed tomography; EEG, electroencephalography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; LP, lumbar puncture..

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