Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3040331 | Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We speculate that the most crucial factor of the prolonged survival period of Japanese sCJD cases, particularly in the PE-type, is that the introduction of tube-feeding in the akinetic mutism state leads to the stabilization of the patient's general condition.
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Authors
Yasushi Iwasaki, Shinsui Tatsumi, Maya Mimuro, Tetsuyuki Kitamoto, Mari Yoshida,