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 ==Treatment==
 ==[[Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis medical therapy|Medical Therapy]]==
-GAE can, in general, must be treated by killing the pathogenic amoebas which cause it. Even with treatment, the condition is often fatal, and there are very few recorded survivors, almost all of whom suffered permanent [[neurocognitive|neurocognitive deficits]]. Several drugs have been shown to be effective against GAE-causing organisms ''[[in vitro]]''.<ref>http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case156/dx.html</ref>
 ==References==