rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
[ Syn: creutzfeldt-jakob disease , cjd , jakob-creutzfeldt disease ]
rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
[ Syn: creutzfeldt-jakob disease , cjd , jakob-creutzfeldt disease ]