Eyes of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients show evidence of prions
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 16:10
in Health & Medicine
By the time symptoms of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) are typically discovered, death is looming and inevitable. In a new study, researchers report finding tell-tale evidence of the condition's infectious agent in the eyes of deceased sCJD patients, making the eye a potential source for both early CJD detection and prevention of disease transmission.