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2022 Nov 05


J Neurol

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the young (50 and below): 10-year review of United Kingdom surveillance.

Authors

Tam J, Centola J, Kurudzhu H, Watson N, MacKenzie J, Leitch M, Hughes T, Green A, Summers D, Barria M, Smith C, Pal S
J Neurol. 2022 Nov 05.
PMID: 36334135.

Abstract

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD) is the commonest human prion disease, with a median age of onset of 68 years. We characterise the clinical, investigation, and neuropathological features in young individuals with sCJD using data from UK national CJD surveillance.