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In Sporadic prion diseases proteins fold and turn into prions for no known reason. Types of sporadic prion disease. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease it is the most common of all the sporadic prion diseases accounting for 85% of all the sporadic prion diseases. Some early symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can be memory loss, vision problems, and behavior changes. As time goes it can lead to severe dementia, paralysis, coma, or even death. Sporadic fatal insomnia(SFI) Sporadic fat

Genetics Genetic prion disease caused by inherited mutation. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker (GSS) syndrome Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker is a rare genetic prion disease. The disease usually occurs between the age of 35-55. Early symptoms include loss of muscle coordination and clumsness. As the disease get worse patients start to develop dementia and visual disturbance sometimes even blindness and or deaf. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker is extremely rare and affects between

Brain scan showing damage caused by prion diseases.A Acquired prions disease happens when someone is exposed to contaminated food or equipment. Kuru Kuru is a rare fatal brain disorder caused by infectious misfolded proteins transmitted through ritual cannibalism. It mostly affect the people of Papau New Guinea. Transmitted by eating the brain or other tissue of deceased people. Early symptoms include shivering tremors, slurred speech, mood changes and leads to difficulty eat