Grau-Rivera O, Sanchez-Valle R, Saiz A et al. Determination of neuronal antibodies in suspected and definite Creutzfeld-Jakob disease . JAMA Neurol 2014;71:74-78.
Take home points
1. A small but definite number of 346 patients with suspected CJD had anti neuronal antibody mimics but these six did not fulfil criteria for CJD. Found were NMDAR,LGI1 , CASPR2, aquaphorin 4, Tr(DNER alpha notch 4 epgf and unknown protein.
2. No patients among 46 with definite CJD had these neuronal markers.
These all were studied in CSF
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