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creutzfeldt-jakob disease(medicine)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)(health)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(dictionary)
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease(medicine)
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(encyclopedia)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(dictionary)
Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD)(health)
Disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob(health)

disease, creutzfeldt-jakob (medicine)


disease, creutzfeldt-jakob


A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional (not a bacteria or virus), transmissible agent called a prion. Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements, unsteady gait, muscle spasms, chronic dementia, balance disorder, and loss of facial expression. CJD is classified as a spongiform encephalopathy. most cases occur randomly (sporadically), but inherited forms exist. There is neither treatment nor cure for CJD. Other names for CJD include Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, and spastic pseuodoparalysis.