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Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] Early symptoms include memory problems, behavioral changes, poor coordination, and visual disturbances. [ 4 ]
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (June 2, 1885 – December 30, 1964) was a German neurologist and neuropathologist. [1] Although he is typically credited as the physician to first describe the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, this has been disputed. [1] [2] [3] He was born in Harburg an der Elbe and died in Munich.
Pages in category "Deaths from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Jonathan Simms (1 June 1984 – 5 March 2011) was a man from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who contracted variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) in his late teenage years. He was given a post-diagnosis life expectancy of one year, similar to that of other young people who were diagnosed in the same age bracket.
The United Kingdom was afflicted with an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as "mad cow disease"), and its human equivalent variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD), in the 1980s and 1990s. Over four million head of cattle were slaughtered in an effort to contain the outbreak, and 178 people died after contracting ...
Tarbuck developed the neurodegenerative Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and died due to complications at her Los Angeles home on December 26, 2016. [1] [4] Film. Year
Palm died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on January 24, 2024, having been diagnosed with the disease less than four months prior. She was 70. [13] Selected publications
Death. Luscombe died on 27 April 2018 from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. [7] References This page was last edited on 25 October 2024 ...