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Electroencephalography

Characteristic triphasic spikes

Biopsy

In one third of patients with sporadic CJD, deposits of "prion protein (scrapie)," PrP^Sc, can be found in the skeletal muscle and/or the spleen. Diagnosis of vCJD can be supported by biopsy of the tonsils, which harbour significant amounts of PrpSc; however, biopsy of brain tissue is the definitive diagnostic test.

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