CJD fears prove to be false (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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CJD fears prove to be false
7:54am Wednesday 31st January 2007 in Hyndburn By Telegraph newsdesk
A Huncoat man did not die of CJD, despite fears from his family that his death was caused by the disease, an inquest heard.
Michael Walter Crossley, 62, died at Mapleford Nursing Home, Bolton Avenue, last July after battling dementia since 2000.
At an inquest in Blackburn his family said that there were fears that he was suffering from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease but a post mortem examination revealed that the retired caretaker had alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body dementia.
Coroner Michael Singleton returned a verdict of natural death.
