ResumenSe calcula que la incidencia de la enfermedad de Creutzfeldt Jakob (ECJ) es de cerca de un caso por cada millón de habitantes y aunque es poco frecuente genera en quienes la padecen consecuencias catastróficas, con signos que se inician por lo regular como un cuadro demencial progresivo e irreversible que ocasiona la muerte de manera inevitable. No hay tratamiento específico y el diagnóstico a pesar de los grandes avances científicos sigue siendo desconcertante, ya que el rendimiento de las pruebas disponibles no es el mejor. Quizá es el estudio anatomopatológico el que establece el diagnóstico, pero se requiere instrumental desechable que condiciona importantes costos a los servicios de salud, además del alto riesgo de infección al personal médico que se involucra en el procedimiento.Palabras clave: priones, Creutzfeldt Jakob, espongiforme.Abreviaturas: ECJ, enfermedad de Creutzfeldt Jakob; RNM, resonancia nuclear, magnética; VTM, videotelemetría. Abstract Incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is estimated in about one person in every one million people. Although CJD is rare it results in catastrophic consequences for affected patients. Initially individuals may primarily experience a progressive and irreversible dementia that invariably leads to death.There is no particular treatment and diagnosis remains to be baffling despite the great scientific breakthroughs achieved, for, the diagnostic test results available for this condition do not indicate a good performance. Diagnosis may be confirmed by a biopsy/pathology lab examination requiring the use of single-use instruments leading to increased costs for health services and increased risk of infection for healthcare providers who participate in the procedure.
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