title: Plasma exchange is effective in a 13-year-old girl with steroid-resistant bilateral optic neuritis.
abstract: We describe a 13-year-old girl presenting with steroid-resistant bilateral optic neuritis. After plasma exchange (PE), the girl experienced full recovery of her visual acuity. During a 4-year follow-up no relapse occurred. As far as we know, this is the first report of PE treatment in optic neuritis in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Michaelis
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Ortraud
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Beringer
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melms
authors.forename: Ingeborg
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krägeloh-Mann
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone