Improvement of atypical acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with steroidsand intravenous immunoglobulins

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a demyelinating syndrome that occur s infrequently in children. Various treatment modalities, such as plasmaphe resis or steroids or intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), have been prescrib ed, The article describes the results of combined IVIG and high-dose steroi ds given for 3 days in the treatment of a patient with atypical encephalomy elitis, The results suggest that this approach may be more beneficial than the application of either drug alone. (C) 2001 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.