Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Refractory Myoclonic Status. A Case Report

J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures). 2021 Nov 6;7(4):290-293. doi: 10.2478/jccm-2021-0041. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Abstract

A case of myoclonic status treated with plasmapheresis in a patient of 63 years of age who was admitted to a Spanish intensive care unit is reported. The patient showed clinical and radiological evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection; molecular tests did not verify this.

Keywords: coronavirus; myoclonic status; neurologic symptoms; plasmapheresis.