Differential diagnosis of prion diseases in the vast chapter of degenerative encephalopathies, a challenge for the internist: two case reports compared

Prion diseases, or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, fall under the big chapter of differential diagnosis of degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The cause is prions, which are altered forms of the prion protein (PrP). In pathology, PrP changes its form, becoming a prion, i...

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Main Authors: Filomena Pietrantonio, Angela Ciamei, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Luca Moriconi, Margherita Lordi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2025-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.italjmed.org/ijm/article/view/2075
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