Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM): treatment

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM): treatment. High-dose intravenous steroids. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Treatment

  • High-dose intravenous steroids
  • Plasma exchange (PE): possibly
  • Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg): possibly

References

  1. Bennetto L, Scolding N. Inflammatory/post-infectious encephalomyelitis. JNNP 2004; 75:i22-i28.
  2. Sonneville R, Klein I, de Broucker T, Wolff M. Post-infectious encephalitis in adults: diagnosis and management. J Infect 2009; 58:321-328.

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