Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an Alzheimer's disease-related dementia - PubMed
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- #Alzheimer's disease-related dementias
- #Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- #prion research
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive dementia caused by prion accumulation in the brain.
- Despite similarities, CJD is currently not included in the Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (ADRDs) group.
- Prion research has significantly advanced the understanding of ADRDs' molecular pathogenesis and diagnostic and therapeutic development.
- The article argues for including CJD in ADRDs to enhance research cooperation and accelerate therapy development for neurodegeneration.