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Family asks that visits to Lito Sousa be restricted to relatives and friends

The family of Lito Sousa, a 59-year-old influencer hospitalized at Hospital Albert Einstein with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and degenerative neurological condition with no known cure, has asked that visits be restricted to relatives and close friends. According to a statement on social media, the flow of visitors has been hindering the patient's rest and treatment. Visits must be scheduled directly with his wife, Mila Seidl, and should be brief. The family continues to try to obtain compassionate use of experimental medications that are under study.

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