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The imperative of palliation in the management of rabies encephalomyelitis
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The aim of this review is to guide clinicians in the practical management of patients suffering from rabies encephalomyelitis. This condition is eminently preventable by modern post-exposure vaccination, but is virtually always fatal in unvaccinated people. In the absence of any proven effective antiviral or other treatment, palliative care is an imperative to minimise suffering. Suspicion of rabies encephalomyelitis depends on recognising the classic symptomatology and eliciting a history of...
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- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease More from this journal
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- 2
- Issue:
- 4
- Article number:
- 52
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-09-28
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2414-6366
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