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DSM-IV-TR:Dementia Due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Prions or "slow viruses," probably cause this form of usually rapidly progressive Dementia which is transmissible, and can only be diagnosed by biopsy of brain tissue.

294.1x (DSM-IV: 290.10)

Diagnostic Criteria: Dementia Due to Other General Medical Conditions

Also: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Jakob Creutzfeldt; Kraepelin's disease, v CJD

Based on the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition APA

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