什么是克雅氏病？

克雅氏病
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome 

克雅氏病是一种罕见的主要发生在50-70岁之间的可传播的脑病。受感染的人可以有睡眠紊乱，个性改变，共济失调，失语症，视觉丧失，物理，肌肉萎缩，肌阵挛，进行性痴呆等症状，并且会在发病的一年内死亡。该病有常染色体家族遗传倾向，并且有一个新的克雅氏病的报道（该病与牛海绵状脑病有潜在的联系）。此病的病理学特征包括以小脑和大脑皮层为主的海绵样变性和朊病毒的出现。

A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ATAXIA; APHASIA, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, MYOCLONUS, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. A familial form exhibiting autosomal dominant inheritance and a new variant CJD (potentially associated with ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM) have been described. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of PRIONS. (From N Engl J Med, 1998 Dec 31;339(27))