title: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the obstetric patient.
abstract: Recent reports have indicated the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States. This disease can occur as a rare, sporadic disease with no recognizable pattern of transmission or as a familial disease associated with prion protein gene mutations. This article discusses the presence of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a woman who became pregnant early in the course of the disease and subsequent care pre- and postdelivery.
authors.affiliation: Mother-Baby Care Center, Clarian Health Partners, Indiana University Medical Center, 550 N. University Blvd., Room 2745, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. rsperling@clarian.org
authors.forename: Randa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haak
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hesson
authors.forename: Barbara Blanz
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Hidde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases