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Plasmapheresis in a child affected by acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
P Balestri1, S Grosso, A Acquaviva
1Institute of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Siena, Via M. Bracci, Le Scotte, 53100, Siena, Italy. balestri@unisi.it
Brain & Development
|March 21, 2000
Abstract:
We describe an eight year old girl with acute relapsing disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) who began to improve concomitantly with plasmapheresis therapy. The patient had previously undergone high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone, intravenous immunoglobulins and Interferon beta-1b treatment which did not control the clinical course of the disease. The long term follow-up suggests that plasmapheresis is effective in this disorder and may give better results than steroids or IVIG.