Inherited Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Inherited Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Definition
Inherited or familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (fCJD) is a very rare form of genetic prion disease characterized by typical CJD features (rapidly progressive dementia, personality/behavioral changes, psychiatric disorders, myoclonus, and ataxia) with a genetic cause and sometimes a family history of dementia.
Also known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, variant, resistance to, hereditary Creutzfeldt Jacob disease, inherited CJD — per MONDO