Treatment of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with plasmapheresis in a 16-year-old female, a case report and literature review

J Clin Apher. 2014 Dec;29(6):339-40. doi: 10.1002/jca.21327. Epub 2014 May 13.

Authors

Chun-Hui Yi¹, Maite La Vega-Talbott, Mark T Friedman

Affiliation

¹ Blood Bank and Transfusion Services, Mount Sinai Health System, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Centers, New York, New York; Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Health System, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

PMID: 24824150
DOI: 10.1002/jca.21327

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / drug therapy
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / therapy*
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Plasmapheresis*
Recurrence

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Methylprednisolone