TY - JOUR
T1 - Insight into the frequent occurrence of dura mater graft-associated Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Japan
AU - Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi
AU - Sakai, Kenji
AU - Noguchi-Shinohara, Moeko
AU - Nozaki, Ichiro
AU - Takumi, Ichiro
AU - Sanjo, Nobuo
AU - Sadakane, Atsuko
AU - Nakamura, Yosikazu
AU - Kitamoto, Tetsuyuki
AU - Saito, Nobuhito
AU - Mizusawa, Hidehiro
AU - Yamada, Masahito
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Objective More than 60% of patients worldwide with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) associated with dura mater graft (dCJD) have been diagnosed in Japan. The remarkable frequency of dura mater grafts in Japan may possibly contribute to the elevated incidence of dCJD, but reasons for the disproportionate use of this procedure in Japan remain unclear. We investigated differences between dCJD patients in Japan and those elsewhere to help explain the more frequent use of cadaveric dura mater and the high incidence of dCJD in Japan. Methods We obtained data on dCJD patients in Japan from the Japanese national CJD surveillance programme and on dCJD patients in other countries from the extant literature. We compared the demographic, clinical and pathological features of dCJD patients in Japan with those from other countries. Results Data were obtained for 142 dCJD patients in Japan and 53 dCJD patients elsewhere. The medical conditions preceding dura mater graft transplantation were significantly different between Japan and other countries (p<0.001); in Japan, there were more cases of cerebrovascular disease and hemifacial spasm or trigeminal neuralgia. Patients with dCJD in Japan received dura mater graft more often for non-lifethreatening conditions, such as meningioma, hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia, than in other countries. Conclusions Differences in the medical conditions precipitating dura mater graft may contribute to the frequent use of cadaveric dura mater and the higher incidence of dCJD in Japan.
AB - Objective More than 60% of patients worldwide with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) associated with dura mater graft (dCJD) have been diagnosed in Japan. The remarkable frequency of dura mater grafts in Japan may possibly contribute to the elevated incidence of dCJD, but reasons for the disproportionate use of this procedure in Japan remain unclear. We investigated differences between dCJD patients in Japan and those elsewhere to help explain the more frequent use of cadaveric dura mater and the high incidence of dCJD in Japan. Methods We obtained data on dCJD patients in Japan from the Japanese national CJD surveillance programme and on dCJD patients in other countries from the extant literature. We compared the demographic, clinical and pathological features of dCJD patients in Japan with those from other countries. Results Data were obtained for 142 dCJD patients in Japan and 53 dCJD patients elsewhere. The medical conditions preceding dura mater graft transplantation were significantly different between Japan and other countries (p<0.001); in Japan, there were more cases of cerebrovascular disease and hemifacial spasm or trigeminal neuralgia. Patients with dCJD in Japan received dura mater graft more often for non-lifethreatening conditions, such as meningioma, hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia, than in other countries. Conclusions Differences in the medical conditions precipitating dura mater graft may contribute to the frequent use of cadaveric dura mater and the higher incidence of dCJD in Japan.
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U2 - 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304850
DO - 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304850
M3 - Article
C2 - 23595947
AN - SCOPUS:84884597350
VL - 84
SP - 1171
EP - 1175
JO - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
SN - 0022-3050
IS - 10
ER -