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MALADIE CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
A81.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A human prion disease caused by a normal prion protein that becomes misshapen into an infectious prion, builds up in the brain and disrupts normal brain function.

OBS

It is a rare disorder that is fatal, usually within 6 months of diagnosis and a year of the first symptom.

OBS

A81.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A81.0
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Causée par l'accumulation de prions dans les tissus cérébraux, la MCJ est une maladie neurodégénérative dont on connaît aujourd'hui trois formes : familiale (génétique), sporadique (origine inconnue) et variante.

OBS

A81.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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