Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Synonyms: Iatrogenic MCJ | iCJD
A rare acquired human prion disease characterized by progressive invariably fatal neurodegeneration resulting from accidental transmission of CJD prions in the course of medical procedures or treatments (treatment with human pituitary growth hormone or gonadotrophin human dura mater or corneal graft exposure to contaminated neurosurgical instruments). Patients present rapidly progressive cognitive impairment as well as myoclonus visual or cerebellar problems pyramidal or extrapyramidal features and/or akinetic mutism. EEG examination may show characteristic generalized periodic sharp wave complexes. Neuropathologic analysis reveals spongiform change neuronal loss and gliosis and deposition of abnormal prion protein.
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Advocacy Organizations
COMBINEDBrain Inc
COMBINEDBrain is a consortium for outcome measures and biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders. We are collaborating to cure rare, non-verbal brain disorders.
Creutzfeldt – Jakob Foundation Israel
Our mission is to advance the research for the treatment and prevention of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a neurodegenerative, rare, and fatal disease, that causes rapid deterioration and certain death (in a couple of months). We aim to accelerate research by founding a database and biobank of our families and genetic patients for researchers worldwide in a collaborative way.
Moonshots for Unicorns
Curing single-gene disorders
Project CASK
To fund research for treatment and/or a cure for CASK Gene Disorder
Clinical Trials
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