Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare spongiform encephalopathy characterized by a rapid neurodegenerative progress, caused by a misfolded variant of the cellular prion protein (PrP) known as PrPSc. The clinical presentation of sCJD includes a wide range of neurological signs of cortical, subcortical...
As doenças priônicas fazem parte do grupo das síndromes de demência
rapidamente progressiva com neurodegeneração. Em humanos,
a doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob é a mais prevalente. Atualmente,
seu diagnóstico pode ser baseado em uma combinação
do quadro clínico, ressonância magnética e eletroen...
Eyelid retraction, has received limited attention and it has passively been interpreted as the result of an overactive levator palpebrae superioris muscle secondary to midbrain injury. However, eyelid retractions can occur in other neurological diseases, not directly related with the midbrain. We report ...
