People who died with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants before neurologic symptoms started, a retrospective study in Austria showed.

In humans, a very similar disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob causes slow degeneration of the brain. It is believed that mad cow disease in humans is a new variant of that disease. How common is mad cow ...

The case was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works in collaboration with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan's wild deer herd. The U.S. Department of ...

"There have been several studies in which there has been iatrogenic transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by exposure to brain tissue," he observed. Between 1959 and 1985, cadaver-derived ...

Explore a new study linking SSRI use to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Mood changes suggest early neurodegeneration.

Background: Establishing a confident clinical diagnosis before an advanced stage of illness can be difficult in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) but unlike common causes of dementia, prion diseases ...

SCIENTISTS have warned ‘zombie deer disease’, fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), the condition ...

“For the two of us, it”s sort of a chance to do something for our cousins,” Jakob said. Over time, children affected by Batten disease suffer mental impairment, worsening seizures, and ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window People who died with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants before ...

The most common prion disease in people is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Another prion disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), has a similar name but is a different, much rarer ...