Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
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))
Synonyms:
  • CJD
  • CJD (Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease)
  • CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
  • CJD Variant (V CJD)
  • CJD Variant (V-CJD)
  • CJD Variants (V-CJD)
  • CJDs (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
  • Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
  • Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, Familial
  • Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, New Variant
  • Creutzfeldt Jakob Syndrome
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Familial
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, New Variant
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Diseases, Familial
  • Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob
  • Disease, Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob
  • Disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt
  • Encephalopathies, Subacute Spongiform
  • Encephalopathy, Subacute Spongiform
  • Familial Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
  • Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Diseases
  • Jakob Creutzfeldt Disease
  • Jakob Creutzfeldt Syndrome
  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease
  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt Syndrome
  • New Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
  • New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Spongiform Encephalopathies, Subacute
  • Spongiform Encephalopathy, Subacute
  • Subacute Spongiform Encephalopathies
  • Subacute Spongiform Encephalopathy
  • Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob
  • Syndrome, Jakob-Creutzfeldt
  • V-CJD (Variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
  • Variant, CJD (V-CJD)
  • Variants, CJD (V-CJD)
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