Bleach Usage for CJD Disinfection

Variant CJD

Abbreviations: BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy; CWD, chronic wasting disease; GSS, Gerstman–Str€aussler–Scheinker disease; M, methionine; PPS, pentosan polysulphate; PrP, protease-resistant prion protein; PrP, abnormal prion protein; QuIC, quaking-induced conversion; TSE, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; V, valine; vCJD, variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease; VPSPr, variably protease-...

Bse and Cjd Update

An earlier POST report1 described what was known of the origin of BSE in cattle, and the basis for concern that ‘new variant’ forms of a human transmissible spongiform encaphalopathy (TSE) Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) had a BSE origin. A second report reviewed mathematical models which had helped understand the spread of BSE in cattle and predict what would happen to the future course of the...

CJD: A Case Report

Creuzfeldt-Jakob’s Disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that is included among the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The clinical features are those of a rapidly progressive dementia with myoclonic jerks culminating in death in less than one year. We intend to highlight the role of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a vital tool for the presumptive in vivo diagnosis,...

CJD and prion disease.indd

CJD mimics and chameleons

Rapidly progressive dementia mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a relatively rare presentation but a rewarding one to become familiar with, as the potential diagnoses range from the universally fatal to the completely reversible. Patients require urgent decisions about assessment and investigation and have quickly evolving needs for treatments and support, through symptom management a...