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Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (CJD) |
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Description |
CJD is a rare, untreatable, fatal illness affecting the brain. It is one type of the group of transmissible spongifrom encephalopathies (TSEs). CJD is divided into four different forms, which all have different causes and symptoms, but they all have the same basic disease process of the accumulation of abnormal prion protein in the brain tissue. |
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Types |
Sporadic CJD, of unknown cause and occurs mainly in the middle-aged and elderly. Genetic CJD, very rare and due to an inherited genetic defect. Iatrogenic CJD, results from accidental transmission by medical or surgical equipment. Variant CJD - a new form of the disease, which has emerged in recent years, linked to a prion disease which affects cattle, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Variant CJD appears to affect younger people.
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Useful National contacts |
CJD Support Network National CJD Surveillance Unit Human BSE Foundation National Prion Clinic |
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Our resources |
The library at Neurosupport has a range of reference resources on this condition and on a wide range of disability related issues. |
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