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

Autor: Johnny Tam, John Centola, Hatice Kurudzhu, Neil Watson, Janet MacKenzie, Margaret Leitch, Terri Hughes, Alison Green, David Summers, Marcelo Barria, Colin Smith, Suvankar Pal

Publikováno v: Tam, J, Centola, J, Kurudzhu, H, Watson, N, MacKenzie, J, Leitch, M, Hughes, T, Green, A, Summers, D, Barria, M, Smith, C & Pal, S 2022, ' Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the young (50 and below) : 10-year review of United Kingdom surveillance ', Journal of Neurology . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-022-11467-3

Introduction 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 da

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048 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance and patient care in the UK

Autor: Neil Watson, Jack Kirby, Hatice Kurudzhu, Margaret Leitch, Janet MacKenzie, Blaire Smith-Bathgate, Colin Smith, David Summers, Alison Green, Suvankar Pal

Publikováno v: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 93:e2.244

BackgroundCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is lethal and transmissible. We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK CJD surveillance. We hypothesised: i) disruptions prolonged diagnostic latency, ii) autopsy rates declined, and iii) COVID-19

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