Open AccessRole of Plasma Exchange in a Steroid- and IVIG-Refractory Patient with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Parmatma Prasad Tripathi,
Rekha Hans,
Ratti Ram Sharma,
Divjot Singh Lamba,
Preeti Paul,
Naveen Sankhyan,
Chandana Bhagwat,
Paramjeet Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000504987
Subject(s) - acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , plasmapheresis , encephalomyelitis , therapeutic plasma exchange , immunology , intensive care medicine , multiple sclerosis , antibody , biology , astrobiology
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a demyelinating disease usually affecting children and is treated with high-dose steroid therapy.
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