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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) Learning Center

Treatments could include:
No cure for SSPE exists. However, certain antiviral drugs may slow the progression of the disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 24, 2008
There is no standard treatment, and a number of antiviral drugs have been tested with little success. Treatment of symptoms, including the use of anticonvulsant drugs , can be helpful.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Initially, the family physician and local clinicians provide care. With the progression of the disease, specialists such as neurologists can become involved. Nurses are critical for those patients with advanced disease. Family and friends are an i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Immunologic therapy is the treatment of disease using medicines that boost the body's natural immune response .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Immunologic therapy is the treatment of disease using medicines that boost the body's natural immune response.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Immunologic therapy is an approach to the treatment of disease that uses medicines for stimulating the body's natural immune response.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Venom immunotherapy is the process of injecting venom to treat various conditions. The most common form of venom immunization is bee venom therapy (BVT), with honeybee venom or stingers used to treat conditions. BVT is one form of apitherapy , whi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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