‘Rare’ brain disorder may not be so rare anymore, trends in Japan reveal
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a debilitating disorder that causes rapid degeneration of the brain as well as progressing dementia. It is a fatal disorder, often leading to death within just several years of the onset. CJD is the most common form of a human disorder caused by ‘prions,’ pathogenic agents that induce abnormal folding of […]
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