Diseases and Conditions
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Overview
Symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
Complications
Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatment
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Treatment
No effective treatment exists for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or any of its variants. Many drugs have been tested and haven't shown benefits. For that reason, doctors focus on relieving pain and other symptoms and on making people with these diseases as comfortable as possible.