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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome

Preferred term

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ataxia, aphasia, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, myoclonus, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of prions.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Creutzfeldt Jakob Syndrome
  • Jakob Creutzfeldt Disease
  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease
  • Jakob Creutzfeldt Syndrome
  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt Syndrome
  • new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
  • new variant Jakob Creutzfeldt Disease
  • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • V-CJD (Variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18996

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