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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: TSE; prion diseases
Overview
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
References
- This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health [2] and the U.S. National Library of Medicine [3]
- Brown P, Preece M, Brandel JP, Sato T, McShane L, Zerr I, Fletcher A, Will RG, Pocchiari M, Cashman NR, d'Aignaux JH, Cervenakova L, Fradkin J, Schonberger LB, Collins SJ (2000). "Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the millennium". Neurology. 55 (8): 1075–81. PMID 11071481.
- Montagna P, Gambetti P, Cortelli P, Lugaresi E (2003). "Familial and sporadic fatal insomnia". Lancet Neurol. 2 (3): 167–76. PMID 12849238.
- Prusiner SB (2001). "Shattuck lecture--neurodegenerative diseases and prions". N Engl J Med. 344 (20): 1516–26. PMID 11357156.
- Weissmann C (2004). "The state of the prion". Nat Rev Microbiol. 2 (11): 861–71. PMID 15494743.
External Links
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Neurodegenerative Disease.
- Neurodegenerative disease: Encephalopathy.
- UK CJD Surveillance Unit Statistics for prion disease in the UK, information on TSEs, and a comprehensive list of other links.
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation Offers support and information concerning Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
- Mad Cow Disease Info from the Center for Global Food Issues
- The Pathological Protein - Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases (2003, updated online 2005). Philip Yam, Scientific American magazine writer and News Editor.
- European Symposium
- American Symposium
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