Question

Which of the following is a rare, transmissible, progressive fatal disease of the CNS characterized by spongiform degeneration of the gray matter of the brain?a) Huntington diseaseb) Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseasec) Parkinson's diseased) Multiple sclerosis

Answer 1

The correct answer is b) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a neurodegenerative terminal condition that destroys the cells in the brain leading to severe dementia and then death. It usually appears in later life and is rapid in it's progression sadly lasting around 6 months to a year from diagnosis until death. It is a nasty disease of the brain.