Predictive Factors for Early Initiation of Artificial Feeding in Patients With Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Predictive Factors for Early Initiation of Artificial Feeding in Patients With Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Background: Akinetic mutism has often been used as the predictor of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (sCJD) endpoints, but it may be difficult for general physcians to assess. Nasogastric (NG) tube insertion is indicated for many neurodegenerative diseases with a clinical course of swallowing fail...

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Main Authors: Pei-Chen Hsieh, Han-Tao Li, Chun-Wei Chang, Yih-Ru Wu, Hung-Chou Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
creutzfeldt-jakob disease
artificial feeding
pognosis
myoclonus
akinetic mutism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00496/full

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