NR ALED
AU Stewart,G.E.; Ironside,J.W.
TI New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
QU Current Opinion in Neurology 1998 Jun; 11(3): 259-62
PT journal article; review; review, tutorial
AB New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a novel human prion disorder with characteristic clinical and neuropathological features, which results from exposure to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy agent. The probably lengthy incubation period makes it difficult to predict future new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease case numbers; further studies are required to clarify risk factors and the potential for human spread.
ZR 26
MH Animal; Cattle; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/epidemiology/*genetics/pathology/transmission; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/transmission; Europe/epidemiology; Human; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; *Variation (Genetics)
AD National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
SP englisch
PO USA