Treatments for Klippel Feil Syndrome
Treatments for Klippel Feil Syndrome
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Klippel Feil Syndrome
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Discussion of treatments for Klippel Feil Syndrome:
Treatment for Klippel-Feil syndrome is symptomatic and
may include surgery to relieve cervical or craniocervical instability and
constriction of the spinal cord, and to correct scoliosis. Physical
therapy may also be useful.
(Source: excerpt from
NINDS Klippel Feil Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
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Laryngeal cancer:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Early lesions are treated with surgery or radiation; advanced lesions with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. In early stages, laser surgery can excise precancerous lesions; in advanced stages it can help relieve obstruction caused by tumor growth. Surgical procedures vary with tumor size and can include cordectomy, partial or total laryngectomy, supraglottic laryngectomy, or total laryngectomy with laryngoplasty. The treatment goal is to eliminate the cancer and preserve speech. If speech preservation isn't possible, speech rehabilitation may include esophageal speech or prosthetic devices; surgical techniques to construct a new voice box are still experimental.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Laryngitis:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Primary treatment consists of resting the voice. For viral infection, symptomatic care includes analgesics and throat lozenges for pain relief. Bacterial infection requires antibiotic therapy. Severe, acute laryngitis may necessitate hospitalization. When laryngeal edema results in airway obstruction, a tracheostomy may be necessary. In chronic laryngitis, effective treatment must eliminate the underlying cause. Antacids or histamine-2 blockers may be used if GERD is the cause. Steam inhalation may also prove beneficial as are smoking cessation, reducing alcohol intake, and job change or modification if warranted.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Acceleration-deceleration cervical injuries:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment aims to control symptoms and includes:
❑ a mild analgesic — such as aspirin with codeine or ibuprofen — and possibly a muscle relaxant — such as diazepam, cyclobenzaprine, or chlorzoxazone with acetaminophen
❑ ice or cool compresses to the neck to relieve pain
❑ immobilization with a soft, padded cervical collar for several days or weeks
❑ in severe muscle spasms, short-term cervical traction.
Most whiplash patients are discharged immediately.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Laryngeal cancer:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Early lesions are treated with surgery or radiation; advanced lesions, with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Chemotherapeutic agents may include methotrexate, cisplatin, bleomycin, fluorouracil, and vincristine.
The treatment goal is to eliminate the cancer and preserve speech. If speech preservation is impossible, speech rehabilitation may include esophageal speech or prosthetic devices; surgical techniques to construct a new voice box are still experimental. Surgical procedures vary with tumor size and can include cordectomy, partial or total laryngectomy, supraglottic laryngectomy, or total laryngectomy with laryngoplasty.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Laryngitis:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Primary treatment involves resting the voice. For viral infection, symptomatic care includes an analgesic and throat lozenges for pain relief. Bacterial infection requires antibiotic therapy. Severe, acute laryngitis may necessitate hospitalization. When laryngeal edema results in airway obstruction, tracheotomy may be necessary. With chronic laryngitis, effective treatment must eliminate the underlying cause. With reflux laryngitis, postural and dietary changes along with an antacid and a histamine-2 receptor antagonist combine for effective treatment.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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