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Division Case Classification

United Kingdom

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  1. A..

    Possible case

    Any person fulfilling the preconditions

    AND

    • meeting the clinical criteria

      AND

    • a negative EEG for sporadic CJDf1

  2. B..

    Probable case

    Any person fulfilling the preconditions

    AND

    • meeting the clinical criteria

      AND

    • a negative EEG for sporadic CJDf2

      AND

    • a positive MRI brain scan

      OR

    • Any person fulfilling the preconditions

      AND

    • a positive tonsil biopsy

  3. C..

    Confirmed case

    Any person fulfilling the preconditions

    AND

    meeting the diagnostic criteria for case confirmation

Annotations

Footnotes

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

f2

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