Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Finding the Needle in the Haystack

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (SCJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease with a very low prevalence. The aetiology is theorised to be genetic. Modern laboratory techniques, such as the real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assay, have allowed us to diagnose CJD with greater sensitivity...

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Published in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e64548
Main Authors:	Ghazanfar, Auns, Pittford, Alexandra, Fernando, Kryshani
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Springer Nature B.V 15.07.2024 Cureus
Subjects:	Antibodies Biological & chemical weapons Brain research Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Dementia Fatalities Glycoproteins Iatrogenesis Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Kinases Magnetic resonance imaging Memory Neurology Proteins Surveillance United Kingdom > UK creutzfeld-jakob disease neuro-psychiatric personality disrders gait disturbance memory issues
ISSN:	2168-8184, 2168-8184
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