Kenneth, should you be interested in learning more on Creutzfeldt-Jacob Syndrome, a good place to begin...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome
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MeSH scope note: A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ATAXIA; APHASIA, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, MYOCLONUS, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. A familial form exhibiting autosomal dominant inheritance and a new variant CJD (potentially associated with ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM) have been described. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of PRIONS. (From N Engl J Med, 1998 Dec 31;339(27))
FACT SHEETS
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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tonto, you do admit there was a WA state case of Creutzfeld-Jakob syndrome? |
