Adult-Onset Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Refractory to Steroids
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune-mediated phenomenon characterized by demyelination of the central nervous system that displays numerous manifestations. It predominantly presents in children with a mean age range of five to eight years. ADEM remains a diagnosis of exclusion b...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-10, Vol.13 (10) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune-mediated phenomenon characterized by demyelination of the central nervous system that displays numerous manifestations. It predominantly presents in children with a mean age range of five to eight years. ADEM remains a diagnosis of exclusion based on clinical and radiographic progression. Thus, it poses a diagnostic challenge. ADEM has been shown to be very responsive to steroids and exchange therapy.Here, we present an unusual case of ADEM in a 50-year-old female patient who, despite receiving an entire course of IV methylprednisolone and other conventional treatment methods, did not respond to the treatment. |
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ISSN: | 2168-8184 2168-8184 |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.18669 |