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June 3, 2026Annals of Movement DisordersOpen Access

Prion Disorders Update: An Indian Perspective

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TRTaallapalli Ashok Vardhan ReddyAll India Institute of Medical SciencesSTSindhu ToomukuntlaAll India Institute of Medical SciencesAPAnshuman PradhanAll India Institute of Medical Sciences

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Implication

Identifies and analyzes prion disorders in India, highlighting prevalence and diagnostic challenges.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the understanding and prevalence of prion disorders in India based on existing studies.
  • Analyzed Indian studies on prion disorders using PubMed and Scopus databases.
  • Identified case reports and case series to assess prevalence and presentation of prion disorders.
  • Discussed diagnostic methods including brain MRI and EEG findings.
  • Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is the most common prion disorder reported in India.
  • Prion disorders show a higher prevalence than expected, especially affecting individuals in their sixth decade or later.
  • Diagnostic challenges include limited brain biopsies and the unavailability of real-time quaking-induced conversion tests in India.

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Reddy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc616dee9eb8c0dce75dehttps://doi.org/10.4103/aomd.aomd_93_25
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