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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for CJD
  1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a form of brain damage that leads to a rapid decrease in movement and loss of mental function. ... CJD is caused by a protein called a prion. A prion causes normal proteins to fold abnormally. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000788.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (image) 
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an organic brain syndrome caused by a protein-like particle called a prion. Loss of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17146.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Kuru 
    ... causes brain and nervous system changes similar to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease . Similar diseases appear in cows as bovine spongiform ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001379.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Neurocognitive disorder 
    ... Alzheimer disease (also called senile dementia, Alzheimer type) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Diffuse Lewy body disease Huntington disease Multiple sclerosis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001401.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Memory loss 
    ... temporal dementia Progressive supranuclear palsy Normal pressure hydrocephalus Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Other causes of memory loss include: Alcohol or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003257.htm - Medical Encyclopedia