Pseudoparalysis, spastic — Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. CJD is believed to be due to a highly unconventional transmissible agent named a prion. It is not a bacteria, not a virus, in fact not like any other known type of … Medical dictionary
Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) — A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional (not a bacteria or virus), transmissible agent called a prion. Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements, unsteady gait, muscle… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Jakob’s — Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements,… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt — A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating "mad cow" meat or squirrel brain can lead to Jakob Creutzfeldt like disease. Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing… … Medical dictionary
Jakob’s disease — Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements,… … Medical dictionary
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease — A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating "mad cow" meat or squirrel brain can lead to Jaqcob Creuzfeldt like disease. Jakob Creutzfeldt disease, better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob… … Medical dictionary
Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob — Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional (not a bacteria or virus), transmissible agent called a prion. Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky… … Medical dictionary
Paralysis — Not to be confused with Spasticity, Sensory loss, or Numbness. Paralysed redirects here. For other uses, see Paralysed (disambiguation). Paralyse redirects here. For the 2008 pop song, see Paralyse (song). For other uses, see Paralysis… … Wikipedia
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
