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Case Reports
. 2001 Oct;23(6):424-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(01)00256-x.

Plasmapheresis in fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

R Miyazawa  1 , A Hikima, Y Takano, H Arakawa, T Tomomasa, A Morikawa
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Case Reports

Plasmapheresis in fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

R Miyazawa et al. Brain Dev. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

We report an 11-year-old girl with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) who developed respiratory failure and coma despite the use of corticosteroid and intravenous immunoglobulin. We performed plasmapheresis four times, which improved her level of consciousness, hyperesthesia, external ophthalmoplegia and muscle weakness, and led to the normalization of brain and spinal cord MRI. Plasmapheresis might be an effective treatment in cases of fulminant ADEM.

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