No specific therapy. Remissions occur spontaneously and make treatment evaluations difficult. Emotional support, encouragement, and reassurances are necessary to help avoid a hopeless outlook. Try to lead as normal a life as possible, but avoid fatigue. Avoid warm surroundings, even a hot shower.
Heat can temporarily worsen symptoms.
Hospitalization or nursing-home care, depending on the severity of the disease. Medication Cortisone drugs during periods of relapse or when symptoms worsen. Muscle relaxants to control muscle spasms. New treatments may be forthcoming. A regular program of physical exercise and mental activity is essential.