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Coexistence of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

C. Ezrin-Waters ,
L. Resch  and
A.E. Lang
C. Ezrin-Waters
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital
L. Resch
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital
A.E. Lang*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital
*
Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
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Abstract:

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The association of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has not been reported previously. We describe the clinical findings in a patient with both disorders, confirmed at autopsy. The differential diagnosis of parkinsonism with cognitive and psychiatric disturbances is reviewed with emphasis on conditions which may complicate the course of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. The etiological implications of this combination are considered.

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Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , August 1985 , pp. 272 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1985

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