Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Creutzfeldtova-Jakobova nemoc
V souvislosti s epidemií bovinní spongiformní encefalopatie (BSE, „nemoci šílených krav“) se v Anglii objevila nová varianta lidské formy tohoto onemocnění, Creutzfeldtovy-Jakobovy choroby (CJD). Tak se dostala CJD, do té doby vzácně se vyskytující, a proto nepříliš známá smrtelná choroba, do popředí zájmu lékařské veřejnosti. Tento článek je stručným přehledem současných znalostí o klinických aspektech, patogenezi, epidemiologii, diagnostice a prevenci tohoto onemocnění, včetně charakterizace nové varianty CJD a jejích odlišností od klasické sporadické formy tohoto onemocnění.
Klíčová slova:
Creutzfeldtova-Jakobova choroba - bovinní spongioformní encefalopatie - priony - neurodegenerativní choroby
Authors:
K. Roubalová 1
; V. Príkazský 1
; Z. Laciga 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Centrum epidemiologie a mikrobiologie, Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha, vedoucí doc. MUDr. B. Kříž, CSc. 2Psychiatrická léčebna, Dobřany, ředitel MUDr. V. Žižka
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Prakt. Lék. 2001; (9): 486-489
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Overview
In conjunction with the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in England a new variant of the human form of this disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), came to the foreground of medical interest. It was formerly rare and therefore not a well known fatal disease. The presented article is a brief review of contemporary knowledge on clinical aspects, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis and prevention of the disease incl. characterisation of the new variant of CJD and its differences from the classical sporadic form of the disease.
Key words:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - bovine spongiform encephalopathy - prions - neurodegenerative diseases
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