[Histonet] Protcol for handling dementia brain biopsies

Wed Jun 22 13:59:42 CDT 2011

"Dementia" per se, as you wrote, is in no way associated with CJD. It is just a stage/type of Alzheimer's disease in no way caused by a highly contagious prion as in the case of CJD.
IF they are from a known patien with CJD then you have to follow adequate precautions but in the case of behavioural "dementia" in an knwon Alzheimer's patient.
René J.

--- On Wed, 6/22/11, Pagan, Audrey <Audrey.Pagan <@t> nyumc.org> wrote:

From: Pagan, Audrey <Audrey.Pagan <@t> nyumc.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Protcol for handling dementia brain biopsies
To: "'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 10:09 AM

Hello,

We are updating our CJD policy and the question of how to handle brain biopsies with a clinical diagnosis of dementia came up.  These are biopsies where CJD is not known or suspected.  We are considering if we should follow CJD precautions and protocols for these biopsies.  I would appreciate any feedback from those of you handling this kind of specimen.
Thanks,

Audrey Pagan
Lab Manager
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY

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