There currently is not any suggestive findings of preventative measures that should be taken for LENAS before diagnosis. However, prevention of secondary complications can be taken once diagnosis is confirmed. Prevention of Secondary Complications Social problems such as unemployment, divorce, financial troubles, and alcoholism as well as suicidal tendencies are often associated as this disease worsens over time. Some of these social consequences may be avoided if family members are informed early about the nature of this disorder as well as if it is diagnosed early enough. As depression is a major symptom associated, suicidal tendencies may occur. Antidepressant medications can be prescribed for this depression for the attempt to help with depression but they have not shown long-term benefit to date. Agents and Circumstances to Avoid The following should be avoided not to prevent the disease, but rather to prevent this disease from progressing faster and causing symptoms to worsen: * Use of first-generation neuroleptics: these increase seizure risk and risk of additional parkinsonian signs. * Treatment agents for multiple sclerosis: these have no benefit and have major side effects.
Leukoencephalopathy with neuroaxonal spheroids
Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation
Camel spongiform encephalopathy
Neurofibrillary tangle
Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy
Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy