Dementia reversible by plasmapheresis in multiple myeloma.
Although hyperviscosity syndrome may lead to cerebral hypoxia and produce some degree of dementia, this condition is rarely recognized. We report a patient in whom moderate dementia was the only manifestation of a hyperviscosity syndrome due to an IgG-κ myeloma. Dementia dramatically improved following plasmapheresis.
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
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Guldenschuh
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
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Schiess
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
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Jacky
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
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Burger
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
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Landis
Dementia; Hyperviscosity; Plasmapheresis