Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD): treatment
Evidence-based neurology checklist on creutzfeldt jakob disease (cjd): treatment: Palliative treatments Reduce sensory stimuli: light, noise, touch, movement Limit visitor numbers Establish consistent daily routines Depression Delirium: non-drug Delirium: drugs Seizures Pain Other treatments…
Palliative treatments
- Reduce sensory stimuli: light, noise, touch, movement
- Limit visitor numbers
- Establish consistent daily routines
Depression
Delirium: non-drug
Delirium: drugs
Seizures
Pain
Other treatments
Failed treatment trials
Investigational treatments
References
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- Miranda LHL, Oliveira AFPH, Carvalho DM, et al. Systematic review of pharmacological management in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: no options so far? Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2022; 80:837-844.
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