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CJD, as well as other spongiform encephalopathies, is caused by an unusual pathogenic agent called a prion. A prion is a deviant form of a normally harmless protein found in the brains of mammals and birds.
What causes LBD? LBD is a result of protein deposits known as Lewy Bodies, sometimes called plaques, in the nerve cells of the brain. There are also plaques in the cells of patients with Alzheimerâs, but LBD patients do not have tangles in the nerve cells like Alzheimerâs patients do.