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Bilateral pulvinar sign on T2 MRI scans for nvCJD

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There is a need to diagnose new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) non-invasively. This study investigated the specificity and sensitivity of pulvinar high signal on T2 MRI brain scans of patients with suspected vCJD.

Reference:

  • 1) Zeidler, M, Sellar, RJ, et al. (2000). The pulvinar sign on magnetic resonance imaging in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Lancet, 355, 1412-18.

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