Plasma exchange for steroid unresponsive Devic's disease

Sir, A 15-year-old girl presented with weakness of both lower limbs, sensory loss below costal margin, and bladder disturbances for 3 days; loss of vision in the left eye for 3 months with past history of similar illness (3 months back) that showed partial improvement in motor power, sensory, and au...

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Published inIndian journal of nephrology Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 485 - 486
Main Authors Devi, B V, Kishore, C K, Rao, J V B, Vengamma, B, Kumar, V Siva
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.11.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
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Medical research
Molecular weight
Plasma
Plasma exchange (Therapeutics)
Spinal cord
Steroids
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Summary:Sir, A 15-year-old girl presented with weakness of both lower limbs, sensory loss below costal margin, and bladder disturbances for 3 days; loss of vision in the left eye for 3 months with past history of similar illness (3 months back) that showed partial improvement in motor power, sensory, and autonomic disturbances with steroid therapy without any improvement in vision. [4] In plasma exchange, the filter pore diameter measures upto 0.2 μm resulting in filtration of substances upto a molecular weight of approximately 3 x 10 6 Da, such as circulating immunoglobulins and immune complexes directed at components of the central and peripheral nervous system.
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ISSN:0971-4065
1998-3662
DOI:10.4103/0971-4065.106050