Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: MedlinePlus
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05/31/2012 08:00 PM EDT
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Also called: CJD
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
The three main categories of CJD are
- sporadic CJD, which occurs for no known reason
- hereditary CJD, which runs in families
- acquired CJD, which occurs from contact with infected tissue, usually during a medical procedure
NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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