Confronting CJD and Other Prion Disorders


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This CJD educational video was taken from the DVD entitled "Confronting CJD & Other Prion Disorders". Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc. of Akron, Ohio, United States, is the copyright holder of the DVD and owns all rights, title and interest in the DVD. Any reproduction of the video and use other than for personal viewing, without the express written consent of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc., is prohibited.

NeuroPrion wishes to thank the CJD Foundation for permitting the diffusion of the DVD on the www.neuroprion.com website. This posting allows this CJD teaching tool to be readily available to European physicians and scientists, as well as to anyone else interested in knowing more about these diseases.

The project was conceptualized and funded by the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc. of the United States, and supported by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It's adaptation to the web was conceptualized and funded by the NeuroPrion Network of Excellence.

The film that educates about CJD and other prion diseases now available!

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This one-hour film clip contains a comprehensive consideration of the different forms of prion disorders: sporadic, familial, and acquired. Clinical features are reviewed through patient presentations and comments by family members. The uses and limitations of various diagnostic tests are presented. Pathogenesis, transmission, and epidemiology are explained.

The program also confronts the “fear factor,” the myths and misconceptions that surround these disorders, and the surveillance mechnisms that have been established to help safeguard public health. It also includes a consideration of how the medical profession may best serve the needs of afflicted patients and their families; how to access the resources available for assistance and support, and how to submit specimens for diagnosis and research.

 

The experts who contributed to the film