Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
degenerative neurological disorder
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Summary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of designated intractable rare disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146,482 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: rare disease[3], class of disease[4]
- Named after: Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt[5], Alfons Maria Jakob[6]
- Subclass of: transmissible spongiform encephalopathy[7]
- Commons category: Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease[8]
- Symptoms and signs: dementia[9], myoclonus[10], ataxia[11], vision disorder[12], akinetic mutism[13], apathy[14], psychosis[15], paralysis[16], weight loss[17], motor dysfunction[18], dyslexia[19], acalculia[20], prosopagnosia[21], anxiety[22]
- Has cause: prion[23]
- Medical examination: medical history[24], neurological diagnostic techniques[25], magnetic resonance imaging[26], electroencephalography[27], autopsy[28], neurological examination[29], histopathology[30]
- Possible treatment: unknown[31], palliative care[32]
- Prevalence: 0.0000015[33], 0.00024[34]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/5370[35]
- ICD-9-CM: 046.1[36], 046.19[37]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C26802[38]
- Short name: CJD[39], MCJ[40], CJK[41], ECJ[42]
Why It Matters
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]