Catalog

Parkinsonism due to prion diseases

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Link to WHO Definition

Parkinsonism due to prion diseases – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/537542868

Parkinsonism can be an atypical progressive feature of human prion diseases such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease or Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome. Caused by point mutations in prion protein (PRNP) that cause dementia, myoclonus, and ataxia.