在新发性耐火状态中,对推迟使用托西利祖马布治疗的剧烈反应
Nicholas Pasqualini1, Giovanni Falcicchio2, Alberto Vogrig3
1Division of Neurology B, University of Verona, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
概括
新发性耐火状态发症 (NORSE) 可以用tocilizumab治疗,这是一种互白素-6受体对抗剂. 这种免疫调节疗法即使在耐药性病例的症状发作后几周开始时也显示出前景.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 新发性耐火状态发症 (NORSE) 提出了重大的诊断和治疗挑战.
- 新出现的证据表明,在NORSE中存在潜在的免疫病原性机制.
- 对于NORSE的传统治疗方法通常是无效的,需要采用替代治疗方法.
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