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Answer 16-10. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (akin to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - mad cow disease) is rapidly progressive over months. It is due to a prion protein. There are symptoms of dementia with ataxia early on. Other signs may include amyotrophy and cortical blindness. Later on there are severe myoclonic jerks (often produced by startle).