Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease overview
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Overview
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a very rare and incurable degenerative neurological disorder (brain disease) that is ultimately fatal. Among the types of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in humans, it is the most common.[1]
Diagnosis
Laboratory Findings
The diagnosis of CJD is suspected when there are typical clinical symptoms and signs such as rapidly progressing dementia with myoclonus. Analysis of CSF for 14-3-3 protein is done to establish diagnosis.
References
- ↑ "http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/cjd/". Retrieved 14 February 2014. External link in
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