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Dementia due to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Dementia due to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2070940119

Dementia due to the most common form of prion disease. It has a rapidly progressive course, leading to death in less than 12 months in almost all cases. Additional symptoms can include behavioural changes, incoordination and imbalance, rigidity, seizures, myoclonic jerks and other movement disorders.