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MRI abnormalities found 1 year prior to symptom onset in a case of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the patient and her family, Ing. Emanuele Bello for his technical assistance, the Italian Ministry of Health, and the Associazione Italiana Encefalopatie da Prioni (AIEnP).

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  1. Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy

    Federico Verde, Nicola Ticozzi, Stefano Messina, Floriano Girotti, Luca Maderna & Vincenzo Silani

  2. Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, “Dino Ferrari” Centre, University of Milan Medical School, Milan, Italy

    Federico Verde, Nicola Ticozzi, Narghes Calcagno & Vincenzo Silani

  3. Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

    Fabio Moda & Fabrizio Tagliavini

  4. Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Elisa Scola

  5. Department of Neuroradiology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Falini

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Verde, F., Ticozzi, N., Messina, S. et al. MRI abnormalities found 1 year prior to symptom onset in a case of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. J Neurol 263, 597–599 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8022-6

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