Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of progressive neurodegenerative diseases of humans and animals that cause irreversible cumulative bra...
Evidence of a familial form of prion disease
Potential iatrogenic exposures such as administration of human-derived pituitary growth hormones, implantation of dura mater or corneal gra...
No treatment is effective in slowing or stopping the progression of disease. Appropriate supportive care should be provided. Prognosis for patients with human prion diseases ...
Aguzzi A, Heikenwalder M. Pathogenesis of prion diseases: current status and future outlook. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2006;4(10):765–775. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Diack AB, He...
046.79 Other and unspecified prion disease of central nervous system
046.19 Other and unspecified Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
046.0 Kuru
046.71 Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
046.72 Fatal...
Q: Is transmission of prion disease from human blood possible?
A: There have been three verified cases of vCJD attributed to transfusion of blood products in the United Kingdom. There have been no ...
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