Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurodegenerative disease
prion disease
gptkbp:affects central nervous system
gptkbp:causedBy mutation in PRNP gene
gptkbp:duration 5-10 years
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Ilya_Scheinker
gptkb:Josef_Gerstmann
gptkb:Ernst_Sträussler
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1936
gptkbp:frequency very rare
gptkbp:hasOrphanetID ORPHA:399
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
gptkbp:ICD-10_code A81.8
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal dominant
gptkbp:OMIM 137440
gptkbp:onset middle adulthood
gptkbp:pathology amyloid plaques
spongiform changes
gptkbp:prognosis progressive and fatal
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:dementia
spasticity
ataxia
parkinsonism
dysarthria
progressive intellectual decline
gptkbp:treatment supportive care
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease
gptkb:transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6