Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms usually start around age 60. Memory problems, behavior changes, vision problems, and poor muscle coordination progress quickly to dementia, coma, and death. Most patients die within a year.
The three main categories of CJD are :
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (National Library of Medicine)Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms usually start around age 60. Memory problems, behavior changes, vision problems, and ...
- 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. ...
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- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), Prion Diseases
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an organic brain syndrome caused by a protein-like particle called a prion. Loss of ...
- ... people with familial forms of prion disease, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS), and fatal familial ...
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- ... which have overlapping signs and symptoms, include familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS), and fatal familial ...