Cyclosporine in the treatment of a case of fulminant and refractory acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
BACKGROUND
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare, monophasic, demyelinating disease of the CNS which sometimes could be refractory to traditional treatment.


METHODS
We present a case of fulminant ADEM which is treated with combination of corticosteroid, intravenous immunoglobulin and cyclosporine.


CONCLUSIONS
Immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporine may be effective especially in fulminant form of the disease.
Department of Pediatrics, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Mohammd-Mehdi
MM
Taghdiri
Ali
A
Amanati
Babak
B
Abdolkarimi