First Report of vCJD in Turkey - Diagnosis unlikely

After a recent report* about a 'probable variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease' case, the EUROCJD group replies in a public letter** why it considers the diagnosis 'unlikely'. The group states that 'the diagnosis of vCJD cannot be regarded as correct unless there is neuropathological verification of this diagnosis'.

* Adapınar DÖ, Saylısoy S, Yenilmez Ç, Aslan H, Ertan B, Artan S, Güleç G, Susuz Ç, Adapınar B: The first report of a patient with probable variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Turkey. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2011; 1: 429–432.

**Response to the Article by Adanipar et al.: The First Report of a Patient with Probable Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in
Turkey, Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2011;1:429–432. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2012;2:81–82. DOI: 10.1159/000337504