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Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in adults over 80 years: a 10-year review of United Kingdom surveillance.
Age and ageing - 1 May 2024
McDermott Eugene Ace, Watson Neil, Tam Johnny, Centola John, Kurucu King Hatice, Mackenzie Jan, Summers David, Green Alison, Barria Marcelo A, Smith Colin, Pal Suvankar
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INTRODUCTION: Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease with public health implications. Mean age of onset is 68 years. Age-specific incidence declines after 80 years. This may arise from under-ascertainment or other biological features of the disease. Accurate characterisation of late-onset sCJD is important for early diagnosis, avoiding unnecessary...
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