Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with late-onset Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Background: Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) is a fatal neuro-degenerative disease, characterized by rapid and intense deterioration, mainly cognitive, leading to death. The typical onset of the disease is around the age of 67.

Purpose: To characterize the demographic and clinical features of the population of CJD patients with late-onset disease.