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Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Prion Diseases > Kuru
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Prion Diseases > Kuru
Nervous System Diseases > Neurodegenerative Diseases > Prion Diseases > Kuru

Preferred term

Kuru  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Encephalopathy, Kuru
  • Kuru Encephalopathy

Note

  • do not confuse with KORO, a depersonalization disord

Scope note

  • A prion disease found exclusively among the Fore linguistic group natives of the highlands of NEW GUINEA. The illness is primarily restricted to adult females and children of both sexes. It is marked by the subacute onset of tremor and ataxia followed by motor weakness and incontinence. Death occurs within 3-6 months of disease onset. The condition is associated with ritual cannibalism, and has become rare since this practice has been discontinued. Pathologic features include a noninflammatory loss of neurons that is most prominent in the cerebellum, glial proliferation, and amyloid plaques. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p773)

In other languages

  • kuru

    Finnish

  • kuru-sairaus
  • kuru-tauti
  • Kuru

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007729

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