title: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: diagnosis and nursing care issues.
abstract: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, progressive brain disease that affects both men and women. It causes a relentless deterioration in the ability to function physically, mentally and emotionally. Many nurses will never have cared for patients with the disease and there are many misconceptions regarding its cause, progress and the implications for care. Blaire Smith-Bathgate examines these issues.
authors.affiliation: University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital.
authors.forename: Blaire
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith-Bathgate
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology