Journal article
Treatment of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with intravenous immunoglobulin.
Abstract
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a presumed immune-mediated, demyelinating disease of the CNS for which the standard treatment is high-dose steroids. We describe two patients with ADEM in whom treatment with IV methylprednisolone coincided with deterioration in their clinical status. They were subsequently treated with IV immunoglobulin and exhibited dramatic clinical improvement, with return to their previous level of functioning.
Authors
Sahlas DJ; Miller SP; Guerin M; Veilleux M; Francis G
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 1370–1372
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 28, 2000
DOI
10.1212/wnl.54.6.1370
ISSN
0028-3878