What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare transmittable degenerative disorder of the brain characterized by progressive dementia and motor dysfunction. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a type that is most common in the United Kingdom.
How do members experience Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Depressed mood
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease*
Who has Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 0 | |
| 40s | 0 | |
| 50s | 1 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 4 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 6 | |
| Female | 2 |