Case report: Two clusters of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease cases within 1 year in West Michigan

Case report: Two clusters of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease cases within 1 year in West Michigan

BackgroundCreutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, rapidly progressive, and uniformly fatal neurodegenerative disease. The reported incidence of CJD is 1 to 2 per million people worldwide annually, with fewer than 1,000 cases in the United States per year. In this study, we report a unique case se...

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Main Authors: Ling Ling Rong, Nicholas J. Lannen, Evan C. Tank, Jessica L. Feistel, Christopher J. Therasse, Anvita Potluri, Muhib Khan, Jiangyong Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
cluster
rapidly progressive dementia
prion
real-time quaking-induced conversion
West Michigan
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1134225/full

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