TREATMENT OF ACUTE PANDYSAUTONOMIA WITH INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN

Acute pandysautonomia has been suggested to be an uncommon variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Acute pandysautonomia does not seem to have b een treated with intravenous immunoglobulin or other therapies proved efficacious in Guillain-Barre syndrome. A patient is reported with sev ere acute pandysautonomia who responded dramatically to intravenous im munoglobulin. The findings are consistent with a dysimmune pathogenesi s for this syndrome and suggest a possible treatment for future cases.