Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult

Overview

Journal Front Neurol

Specialty Neurology

Date 2015 Jan 8

PMID 25566176

Citations 4

Authors

Federico Rodriguez-Porcel

Alejandro Hornik

Jordan Rosenblum

Ewa Borys

Jose Biller

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Abstract

Acute disseminated 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.

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