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Table 3.
Drugs used in symptomatic CJD patients.
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Drug
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Route of administration
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Result
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Amantadine
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Oral
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Transient
improvement in several cases, no effect in several others
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Methisoprinal
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Oral
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Stabilization,
then progression
(1 case)
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Idoxuridine
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Intravenous
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No
effect (2 cases)
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Vidarabine
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Intravenous
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Transient
improvement (2 cases)
No
effect (1 case)
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Acyclovir
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Intravenous
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No
effect (2 cases
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HPA-23
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Intravenous
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No
effect (several cases)
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Amphotericin
B
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Intravenous
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No
effect (2 cases)
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Interferon
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Subcutaneous
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No
effect (3 cases)
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Quinacrine
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Oral
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Improvement (1 case)
No
effect (1 case)
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