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A form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that progresses more slowly than the sporadic form. It is typically caused by consumption of cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a bovine form of prion disease. Symptoms include early behavioural changes, gait imbalance, sensory problems, myoclonic jerks and other abnormal movements.
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    Dementia due to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
    A form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that progresses more slowly than the sporadic form. It is typically caused by consumption of cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a bovine form of prion disease. Symptoms include early behavioural changes, gait imbalance, sensory problems, myoclonic jerks and other abnormal movements.

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