Date: April 2007
Definition:
A definite diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by a Consultant Neurologist. There must be permanent clinical loss of the ability to do all of the following:
- remember;
- reason; and
- perceive, understand, express and give effect to ideas.
For the above definition, the following is not covered:
- other types of dementia (these are covered under the dementia definition)