Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease
Synonyms
Disease, Gerstmann-Straussler
Diseases, Gerstmann-Straussler
Encephalopathy, Subacute Spongiform, Gerstmann-Straussler Type
Gerstmann Straussler Disease
Gerstmann Straussler Inherited Spongiform Encephalopathy
Gerstmann Straussler Scheinker Disease
Gerstmann Straussler Scheinker Syndrome
Gerstmann Straussler Syndrome
Gerstmann-Straussler Disease
Gerstmann-Straussler Diseases
Gerstmann-Straussler Inherited Spongiform Encephalopathy
Gerstmann-Straussler Syndrome
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome
Inherited Spongiform Encephalopathy, Gerstmann Straussler
Inherited Spongiform Encephalopathy, Gerstmann-Straussler
An autosomal dominant familial prion disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations including ATAXIA, spastic paraparesis, extrapyramidal signs, and DEMENTIA. Clinical onset is in the third to sixth decade of life and the mean duration of illness prior to death is five years. Several kindreds with variable clinical and pathologic features have been described. Pathologic features include cerebral prion protein amyloidosis, and spongiform or neurofibrillary degeneration. (From Brain Pathol 1998 Jul;8(3):499-513; Brain Pathol 1995 Jan;5(1):61-75)