See Also: Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome(medicine)
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syndrome, creutzfeldt-jakob (medicine)


syndrome, creutzfeldt-jakob
Better known as creutzfeldt-jakob disease (cjd). 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 jakob-creutzfeldt disease and spastic pseuodoparalysis.