Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

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C.There are motor features of prion disease, such as myoclonus or ataxia, or biomarker evidence.

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D.The neurocognitive disorder is not attributable to another medical condition and is not better expiated by another mental disorder.

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The prevalence of major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease is unknown.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.