Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease natural history, complications and prognosis

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Overview

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease is rapidly progressive and always fatal. Infection with this disease leads to death usually within 1 year of onset of illness.

Complications

• Infection
• Heart failure
• Respiratory failure
• Loss of ability to function or care for oneself
• Loss of ability to interact with others
• Death

Prognosis

• The outcome is usually very poor. Within 6 months or less of the onset of symptoms, the person will become incapable of self-care.

• The disorder is fatal in a short time, usually within 8 months, but a few people survive as long as 1 or 2 years after diagnosis.

• The cause of death is usually infection, heart failure, or respiratory failure.

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