Tag Archives: Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Urine Test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)? (BBC News / MRC / JAMA Neurology / NEJM)

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It may one day be possible to use a non-invasive diagnostic urine test to discover whether or not patients have sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD). Full Text Link Reference A urine test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease may be possible. London: Medical … Continue reading →

Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease and DLB Using CSF Biomarker? (BBC News / Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research at the University of Edinburgh indicates that test for synuclein, which measures how sticky this protein molecule has become (i.e. alpha-synuclein aggregation), might be the key to diagnosing accurately the early stages of both Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia … Continue reading →

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The Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of CJD in the UK (Public Health England / NCJDRSU)

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary “Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and ultimately fatal degenerative brain disease. It is one of a group of diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)”. Health Protection Agency (HPA): Part of Public Health England (Since April 2013) Information sources concerning … Continue reading →

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Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease and DLB Using CSF Biomarker? (BBC News / Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)

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