Effective treatment of osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis: a case report and review of the literature

Effective treatment of osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Treatment options for chronic osmotic demyelination syndrome are limited to case reports and only a very few show complete recovery. We report a case of complete recovery of chronic osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis. Case presentation A 43-year-old Sri Lankan man...

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Main Authors: Maheshi Wijayabandara, Shenal Appuhamy, Praveen Weerathunga, Thashi Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Hyponatraemia
Osmotic demyelination
Plasmapheresis
Sri Lanka
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02573-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02573-9

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