Combined immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis treatment for Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES).

Coban, Yasemin; Akbas, Yilmaz; Tuncer, Gokcen Oz; Koker, Alper; Koker, Sultan Aydin

Coban, Yasemin; Akbas, Yilmaz; Tuncer, Gokcen Oz; Koker, Alper; Koker, Sultan Aydin.

Afiliação

Coban Y; Mugla Sitki Koçman University, Pediatric Intensive Care, Mugla, Turkey. Electronic address: yasemincoban83@gmail.com.
Akbas Y; Mustafa Kemal University, Pediatric Neurology, Hatay, Turkey.
Tuncer GO; Ondokuz Mayis University, Pediatric Hematology, Samsun, Turkey.
Koker A; Akdeniz University, Pediatric Intensive Care Antalya, Turkey.
Koker SA; Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Pediatric Hematology, Antalya, Turkey.

Transfus Apher Sci ; 61(6): 103498, 2022 Dec.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35879215

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a rarely observed and destructive syndrome progressing with resistant seizures or refractory status epilepticus. In this report we present in a treatment procedure with plasmapheresis of a pediatric patient with FIRES and currently unknown etiology in order to contribute to the literature.

Assuntos

Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos; Encefalite; Síndromes Epilépticas; Criança; Humanos; Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos/terapia; Convulsões/terapia; Encefalite/terapia; Plasmaferese; Imunoglobulinas; Síndromes Epilépticas/terapia

Palavras-chave

Febrile; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Plasmapheresis; Seizures

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Encefalite / Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos / Síndromes Epilépticas Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

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