Treatment of acute pandysautonomia with intravenous immunoglobulin

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作者
Mericle, RA [1 ]
Triggs, WJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FLORIDA, DEPT NEUROL, HLTH SCI CTR, GAINESVILLE, FL 32610 USA
关键词
acute pandysautonomia; intravenous immunoglobulin; autonomic nervous system disease;
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10.1136/jnnp.62.5.529
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Acute pandysautonomia has been suggested to be an uncommon variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Acute pandysautonomia does not seem to have been treated with intravenous immunoglobulin or other therapies proved efficacious in Guillain-Barre syndrome. A patient is reported with severe acute pandysautonomia who responded dramatically to intravenous immunoglobulin. The findings are consistent with a dysimmune pathogenesis for this syndrome and suggest a possible treatment for future cases.
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