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Spongiform encephalopathies: the physician's responsibility.

R M Webb1, R W Leech, R A Brumback

  • 1Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City.

Southern Medical Journal
|February 1, 1990
PubMed
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Despite fears, CJD poses minimal risk to healthcare workers with proper precautions, allowing for necessary patient care and autopsy evaluations.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Spongiform encephalopathies are a group of human and animal diseases.
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most common human form in the United States.
  • CJD clinical manifestations include dementia and movement disorders, often misdiagnosed.