Excellent Response to Plasma Exchange in Three Patients With Enterovirus-71 Neurological Disease

We report three cases of severe Enterovirus-71 neurological disease treated with plasma exchange during an outbreak in Catalonia (Spain) in 2016. We observed a striking improvement in all three patients within 48 hours of starting plasma exchange. Patients received four to six sessions every other day. Good outcomes were confirmed at the one-year follow-up visit. Our observations suggest that plasma exchange is an effective complementary therapy for severe Enterovirus-71 neurological disease.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research