Medicinema on Instagram: "Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease CJD appears to be caused by an abnormal infectious protein called a prion These prions accumulate at high levels in the brain and cause irreversible damage to nerve cells Symptoms reported: > Memory loss. > Impaired thinking. > Blurry vision or blindness. > Insomnia. > Trouble speaking. > Trouble swallowi