title: Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a description of two cases.
abstract: Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) is a rare and devastating illness. It is the most frequently encountered form of the spongiform encephalopathies with 50 new cases a year in the UK. It presents with a myriad of symptoms reflecting central nervous system dysfunction and is characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia leading to death. The disease process can pose multiple challenges: diagnostic conundrums, complexities in management, and palliative care issues. Good coordinated care between services and information is paramount in adequate management and delivery of care for patients suffering from sCJD.Psychiatry services frequently become involved in the assessment and management of sCJD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK. kavita.das@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dutoit
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male