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Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome

Name Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
Synonyms CJD | CJD (Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease) | CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) | Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease | Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, Familial | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Familial | CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, FAMILIAL CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, SPORADIC, INCLUDED | CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, HEIDENHAIN VARIANT, INCLUDED | Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, New Variant | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, New Variant | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Diseases, Familial | Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, Variant | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Variant | CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, VARIANT, INCLUDED | Creutzfeldt Jakob Syndrome | Disease, Creutzfeldt Jacob | 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 | Jacob Disease, Creutzfeldt | Jakob Creutzfeldt Disease | Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease | Jakob Creutzfeldt Syndrome | Jakob-Creutzfeldt Syndrome | New Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease | New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | sCJD, INCLUDED | Spongiform Encephalopathies, Subacute | Spongiform Encephalopathy, Subacute | Subacute Spongiform Encephalopathies | Subacute Spongiform Encephalopathy | Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob | Syndrome, Jakob-Creutzfeldt | Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | vCJD, INCLUDED | V CJD (Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease) | V-CJD (Variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
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))
Categories Mental disorder | Nervous system disease
MeSH® ID D007562
OMIM® ID 123400
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1. Diseases ← Nervous System Diseases Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Central Nervous System Diseases Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Brain Diseases Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Dementia Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome Has associated chemicals Has associated genes
2. Diseases ← Nervous System Diseases Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Central Nervous System Diseases Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Central Nervous System Infections Has associated chemicals Has associated genes ← Prion Diseases Has associated chemicals Has associated genes ← Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome Has associated chemicals Has associated genes
3. Diseases ← Mental Disorders Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Neurocognitive Disorders Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Dementia Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome Has associated chemicals Has associated genes

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome Has associated chemicals Has associated genes
  Acquired CJD Has associated chemicals Has associated genes
  Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Heidenhain Variant
  Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Sporadic