Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult

Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult

Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is characterized by its rapid progression with variable symptoms and severity in adults and children. Multiple therapeutic options have been proposed, but solid evidence is yet to be gathered. We describe an adult man with a fulminant form of ADEM unrespo...

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Main Authors: Jose eBiller, Federico eRodriguez-Porcel, Alejandro eHornik, Jordan eRosenblum, Ewa eBorys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Cyclophosphamide
Plasmapheresis
corticosteroids
rituximab
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00270/full
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spelling doaj-a37cfbf833df4eabb64322e4ef679ced2020-11-24T21:41:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952014-12-01510.3389/fneur.2014.00270113652Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an AdultJose eBiller0Federico eRodriguez-Porcel1Alejandro eHornik2Jordan eRosenblum3Ewa eBorys4Loyola University Medical CenterLoyola University Medical CenterLoyola University Medical CenterLoyola University Medical CenterLoyola University Medical CenterAcute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is characterized by its rapid progression with variable symptoms and severity in adults and children. Multiple therapeutic options have been proposed, but solid evidence is yet to be gathered. We describe an adult man with a fulminant form of ADEM unresponsive to numerous treatment modalitieshttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00270/fullCyclophosphamidePlasmapheresiscorticosteroidsrituximabAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisIntravenous Immunoglobulin
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author Jose eBiller
Federico eRodriguez-Porcel
Alejandro eHornik
Jordan eRosenblum
Ewa eBorys
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Federico eRodriguez-Porcel
Alejandro eHornik
Jordan eRosenblum
Ewa eBorys
Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult
Frontiers in Neurology
Cyclophosphamide
Plasmapheresis
corticosteroids
rituximab
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
author_facet Jose eBiller
Federico eRodriguez-Porcel
Alejandro eHornik
Jordan eRosenblum
Ewa eBorys
author_sort Jose eBiller
title Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult
title_short Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult
title_full Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult
title_fullStr Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult
title_full_unstemmed Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult
title_sort refractory fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (adem) in an adult
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Neurology
issn 1664-2295
publishDate 2014-12-01
description Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is characterized by its rapid progression with variable symptoms and severity in adults and children. Multiple therapeutic options have been proposed, but solid evidence is yet to be gathered. We describe an adult man with a fulminant form of ADEM unresponsive to numerous treatment modalities
topic Cyclophosphamide
Plasmapheresis
corticosteroids
rituximab
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00270/full
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