Abstract
Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has never been reported among recipients of dura mater grafts processed in the US. We recently investigated a report of such a case in a 72-year-old man with a typical clinical presentation of CJD. We found no evidence of CJD in either the 34-year-old donor or in other, proximal patients undergoing craniotomies. Although the graft may have caused the illness, sporadic CJD is a more likely explanation, with the graft being coincidental. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 62-66 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Neuroepidemiology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Dura mater
- Epidemiology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Neurology