Journal article
Mortality from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related disorders in Europe, Australia, and Canada
A Ladogana, M Puopolo, EA Croes, H Budka, C Jarius, S Collins, GM Klug, T Sutcliffe, A Giulivi, A Alperovitch, N Delasnerie-Laupretre, JP Brandel, S Poser, H Kretzschmar, I Rietveld, E Mitrova, J De Pedro Cuesta, P Martinez-Martin, M Glatzel, A Aguzzi Show all
Neurology | Published : 2005
Abstract
Background: An international study of the epidemiologic characteristics of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) was established in 1993 and included national registries in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. In 1997, the study was extended to Australia, Austria, Canada, Spain, and Switzerland. Methods: Data were pooled from all participating countries for the years 1993 to 2002 and included deaths from definite or probable CJD of all etiologic subtypes. Results: Four thousand four hundred forty-one cases were available for analysis and included 3,720 cases of sporadic CJD, 455 genetic cases, 138 iatrogenic cases, and 128 variant cases. The overall annual mor..
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