Name | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) |
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Symptoms of CJD |
CJD is a rare, untreatable, fatal illness affecting the brain. It is one type of the group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). CJD is divided into four different forms, which all have different causes and symptoms, but they all have the same basic disease process of the accumulation of abnormal prion protein in the brain tissue: |
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Useful national contacts | CJD Support Network![]() Tel: 01630 673973 National CJD Surveillance Unit National Prion Clinic Tel. 020 3448 4037/4038 ![]() |
Children & young people | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease facts for kids (Kpedia) ![]() |
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Online resources | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (NHS Choices website)![]() Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Information Page (U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website) ![]() Notification and support for people exposed to the risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) (or other prion diseases) through medical treatment (Cochrane website)
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Our resources |
The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and on a wide range of disability-related issues. |