Treatment of Neurological Disorders with Intravenous Immunoglobulins

Autoimmune neuropathies and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins

Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Neurological Diseases: Established and Novel Clinical Applications

Over the last decade, high-dose polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used increasingly in the management of autoimmune conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system. Despite the expanded use of IVIg, the consensus on its optimal use is insufficient. Currently chronic idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Guillain – Barre syndrome (GBS) and multifocal motor neuropa...

Treatment of livedoid vasculopathy with short-cycle intravenous immunoglobulins.

Sir, Livedoid vasculopathy manifests in the form of painful, recurrent ulcers on the lower limbs. The condition is mainly found in young and middle-aged women (1). Histologically, the disorder is characterized by the presence of hyaline thrombi in the cutaneous microcirculation. The underlying pathogenesis is not known, although local or systemic alterations in coagulation control appear to be ...

Successful treatment of systemic capillary leak syndrome with intravenous immunoglobulins.

posteriormente leveriracetam y gabapentina en el manejo del status epiléptico en pacientes con PAI. Sin embargo, ningún fármaco debiera ser descartado por completo si su uso resultase esencial. Con frecuencia tras el diagnóstico nos encontramos con fármacos considerados no seguros sin efectos adversos. No obstante, es importante recordar su posible interacción futura con otros fármacos que pudi...

Treatment of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders with Deep Brain Stimulation Raising Hopes and Future Challenges

The technology of Neural Stimulation in recent years has become the focus of the research and treatment, although it has been around for many years. The potential use of stimulating the brain and nerves ranges from the spinal cord stimulation to the implantations of cochlear and bionic eyes with a large discrepancy between the clinical readiness for these various uses. Electrical high-frequency...