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If a patient was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease before death and the autopsy reveals that the...

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If a patient was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease beforedeath and the autopsy reveals that the deceased patient hadGerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, then what does this meanabout the patient? Were they misdiagnosed or is it possible to haveboth? Could these diseases be present in the children and familymembers of the deceased patient?

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CreutzfeldtJakob disease CJD is rare degenerative fatal brain disorder charecterized by failing memorybehavorial changes lack of cordination and visual disturbances GerstmannStrausslerScheinker disease is also rare genetic degenerative brain    See Answer
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