Early therapeutic plasma exchange may lead to complete neurological recovery in moderate to severe influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a pediatric neurological disease, presumably caused by cytokine storms, with a poor prognosis. Immunomodulatory therapy, including therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), could be an effective treatment.
Source: Brain and Development - Category: Neurology Authors: Kie Okajima, Itaru Hayakawa, Norihiko Tsuboi, Kisho Shimura, Akira Ishiguro, Yuichi Abe Tags: Case Report Source Type: research