Looking for a lifeline; Finding little support, grieving family pushes for more research on rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Byline: Elizabeth Cooney The following correction was published Jan. 10, 2008: Linda Horton was the fiancee of Joseph P. Witkowski, who died at age 57 of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Because of a photographer's error, her name was incorrect in a caption in a story in...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: case discussion and imaging review.
A 65-year-old man initially experienced difficulty forming his tie and felt unsteady while driving. Days later, these symptoms were followed by periods of dizziness and vague episodes of confusion that he felt were "out of character." The patient was extremely concerned, especially given a strong family history of strokes....

Hearing loss as the initial presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Abstract Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare type of spongiform encephalopathy. Affected patients present with constitutional symptoms, which progress to severe mental deterioration and movement disorders. Dizziness is the most common early otologic symptom. Few reports in the literature describe patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who present with sudden-onset...

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease--Information from the World Health Organization.
In June 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised its fact sheet on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The information below is adapted from the fact sheet. Background Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare and fatal human neurodegenerative condition. Like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), vCJD is classified...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: MONTHLY CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE STATISTICS.
PR Newswire, London, August 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Department of Health. The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) - the...

MONTHLY CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE STATISTICS.
PR Newswire, London, June 4. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Department of Health. The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) - the...

MONTHLY CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE STATISTICS ANNOUNCED.
PR Newswire, London, July 3. This press release is transmitted on behalf of The Department of Health. The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) -...

Premorbid changes found in Creutzfeldt-Jakob.
BOSTON -- Regional brain changes measured by magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging can be detected a decade or more before the onset of symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, according to Isak Prohovnik, Ph.D., who presented his findings at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. More...

Facts about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Great Britain and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in the United States.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) first came to the attention of the scientific community in November 1986 with the appearance in cattle of a newly-recognized form of neurological disease in the United Kingdom (UK). Between November 1986 and May 1995 approximately 150,000 cases of this newly-recognized cattle disease were confirmed from...

Possible case of CJD investigated.
Byline: Elizabeth Cooney WORCESTER - Public health specialists are investigating a possible case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder that may have led to the death of a Shrewsbury woman. The 57-year-old woman died last week at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester of...