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Division B Probable case

United Kingdom

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Any person fulfilling the preconditions

AND

  • meeting the clinical criteria

    AND

  • a negative EEG for sporadic CJDf1

    AND

  • a positive MRI brain scan

    OR

Any person fulfilling the preconditions

AND

  • a positive tonsil biopsy

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f1

The typical appearance of the EEG in sporadic CJD consists of generalised periodic complexes at approximately one per second. These may occasionally be seen in the late stages of VCJD.