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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a neurodegenerative disorder that is the commonest form of human prion disease or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Four types of CJD are known: Sporadic (sCJD), familial or genetic (gCJD); iatrogenic (iCJD) and variant CJD (vCJD). The latter results from transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a neurodegenerative disorder that is the commonest form of human prion disease or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Four types of CJD are known: Sporadic (sCJD), familial or genetic (gCJD); iatrogenic (iCJD) and variant CJD (vCJD). The latter results from transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of cognitive decline. Imaging and cerebrospinal fluid markers were consistent with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.
Reshma, Narula, Sule, Tinaz
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Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of cognitive decline. Imaging and cerebrospinal fluid markers were consistent with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.
Reshma, Narula, Sule, Tinaz
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Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease in Japan
Neurology, 1983In a nationwide survey of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in Japan, the point prevalence rate on June 1, 1978 in Fukuoka Prefecture and the estimated national prevalence rate were approximately one per one million population. The minimal period prevalence rate was 0.45 per one million population.
S, Tsuji, Y, Kuroiwa
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Neuropathology, 2016
This review will explore the clinical and pathological findings of the various forms of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD). Clinical findings of CJD are characterized by rapidly progressive cognitive dysfunction, diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) hyperintensity, myoclonus, periodic sharp‐wave complexes on electroencephalogram and ...
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This review will explore the clinical and pathological findings of the various forms of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD). Clinical findings of CJD are characterized by rapidly progressive cognitive dysfunction, diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) hyperintensity, myoclonus, periodic sharp‐wave complexes on electroencephalogram and ...
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2003
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is an unusual neurologic disorder, with a prevalence of approximately 1 case per million population, which is about 1/10,000 that of Alzheimer's disease.
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Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is an unusual neurologic disorder, with a prevalence of approximately 1 case per million population, which is about 1/10,000 that of Alzheimer's disease.
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Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Kenya
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2005SummaryObjective To study the pattern of occurrence of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in Kenya.Study design Prospective, cross‐sectional, descriptive study of clinical, encephalographic and natural history of CJD, backed by histology in as many patients as possible.Methods Consecutive patients presenting with the criteria laid down by WHO expert ...
Adam, A.M, Akuku, O
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Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1987Over the past 2 years, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has affected several patients who received cadaver pituitary-derived growth hormone (pit-hGH) and one patient who received a cadaveric dura mater graft. The risk of iatrogenic transmission of CJD has long been recognized, but until recently, the low prevalence of the disorder and minimal use of ...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Review
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 1994Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive and ultimately fatal disorder of the central nervous system. CJD occurs worldwide with an incidence of approximately .5-1 new cases per million population per year. Despite numerous epidemiological and laboratory studies, the etiologic agent and mode of transmission remain unclear.
E, Chipps, G, Paulson
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Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 1979A Finnish family is described with 9 cases of presenile dementia in 3 generations. The mean age at onset was 52 years (range 46--62 years). Progressive dementia, upper motor neuron signs, muscular rigidity, and twitching, irregular tremors were consistent features in the 6 clinically investigated patients and were associated with spongiform change in ...
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Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease in Mexico
Neuropathology, 2007Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD) is classified within the group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE). It is a rapidly progressive illness that affects mental functions. The average age of onset is 50 years. Various tests can help orient the clinical diagnosis, but the confirmatory test is still the post mortem analysis.
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