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Clinicians discuss diagnosing Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
A reader questions autopsy necessity for CJD and Alzheimer's diagnoses. Dr Roach explains a definitive CJD diagnosis requires brain tissue, but clinicians often rely on clinical criteria and tests MRI EEG spinal tap to reach probable or possible diagnoses. He notes Alzheimer's can be probable without postmortem confirmation and cites over 90 percent accuracy by experienced clinicians.
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Dr. Roach
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