About The Medical Condition CJD Variants (V-CJD)
Find the definition of the medical term CJD Variants (V-CJD). CJD Variants (V-CJD) defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.
CJD Variants (V-CJD)
| CJD Variants (V-CJD) Medical Condition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition CJD Variants (V-CJD)?
A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ATAXIA; APHASIA, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, MYOCLONUS, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. A familial form exhibiting autosomal dominant inheritance and a new variant CJD (potentially associated with ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM) have been described. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of PRIONS. (From N Engl J Med, 1998 Dec 31;339(27))
|
More Medical Conditions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day
- Inhibitions ‐ The interference with or prevention of a behavioral or verbal…
- Granulovirus, Cydia pomonella ‐ A genus of the family BACULOVIRIDAE, subfamily Eubaculovirinae,…
- Melilotus ‐ A plant genus of the family…
- Heterocyclic Bicyclo Compounds ‐ A class of saturated compounds consisting of two rings only,…
- Uropancreozymin ‐ A 33-amino acid peptide secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa…
- Glucuronides ‐ Glycosides of GLUCURONIC ACID formed by the reaction of URIDINE…
- Spouse ‐ Married persons, i.e., husbands and wives, or partners. Domestic…
- Autonomic Fiber, Preganglionic ‐ Nerve fibers which project from the central nervous system to…
- Allergen Immunotherapies ‐ Immunosuppression by the administration of increasing doses of…
- Hexobarbital, Sodium ‐ A barbiturate that is effective as a hypnotic and…