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spongiform encephalopathy
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chronic wasting disease of elk and deer
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CJD (Creutzfeldt Jakob disease)
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corpus striatum spinal degeneration
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corticostriatal spinal degeneration
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Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
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Gerstmann Straussler syndrome
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kuru
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spastic pseudosclerosis
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prion induced disorder
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unconventional slow virus disease
Broader Terms:
latent virus infection
Broader Terms:
organic brain syndrome
Narrower Terms:
scrapie
Related Terms:
dementia
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prion
Scope Note:
any of various brain diseases in humans and animals in which areas of the brain slowly degenerate and take on a spongy appearance.
Term Number:
2042-5006
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