Dementia Reversible by Plasmapheresis in Multiple Myeloma | Zendy

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Dementia Reversible by Plasmapheresis in Multiple Myeloma

Author(s) -

Irene Guldenschuh,

Regula Schiess,

E Jacky,

J Burger,

Théodor Landis

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

behavioural neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1875-8584

pISSN - 0953-4180

DOI - 10.1155/1993/657680

Subject(s) - plasmapheresis , hyperviscosity syndrome , dementia , hyperviscosity , multiple myeloma , medicine , hypoxia (environmental) , senile dementia , immunology , blood viscosity , disease , chemistry , antibody , organic chemistry , oxygen

Although hyperviscosity syndrome may lead to cerebral hypoxia and produce some degree of dementia, this condition is rarely recognized. We report a patient in whom moderate dementia was the only manifestation of a hyperviscosity syndrome due to an IgG-κ myeloma. Dementia dramatically improved following plasmapheresis.

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