7 vCJD, 2 iCJD and 3 IPD patients. The number of scans with DWI is shown as is the incidence of CJD-associated changes as noted by NPC and referring centre. *= 2 of the 7 patients had MRI changes ...

Families of victims of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease, are each to receive an interim compensation payment of £25,000, the Government announced today.