Understand Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Seek for Treatment
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has won the news in the last few days after influencer Lito Sousa, 59 years old, has been diagnosed with rare, severe and unhealed brain condition. The disease can cause dementia and progressive loss of movement. There is no cure, and the treatment seeks to control the symptoms and offer comfort to the patient. GLOBO interviewed geneticist Psalm Raskin, scientific director of the Brazilian Society of Genetics and Genomi…
The pilot's family and influencer Lito Sousa received responses from two institutions that seek alternatives for the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease. The update was released by Mila Seidl, Lito's wife, who reported that, at the moment, none of the initiatives guarantee access to the drug. One of the main possibilities was a treatment with [...]
The scientific community has so far had more questions and hypotheses than absolute certainty about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (DCJ). The condition is rare, with less than 100 suspected cases registered per year in Brazil and gained public attention after the pilot's diagnosis and youtuber Lito Souza. The disease settles when abnormal forms of a protein produced within brain cells, prions, begin to accumulate, compromising the functioning of the …
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, announced last week, has already compromised the movements and vision of the influencer. Family puts their hopes in treatments abroad, but there are still no answers
Influencer and aviation specialist was diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease; current therapy is focused on controlling symptoms and palliative care
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