Combined immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis treatment for Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES)*

Coban, Yasemin; Akbas, Yilmaz; Tuncer, Gökçen; KÖKER, ALPER; Koker, Sultan

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2022.103498

Combined immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis treatment for Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES)*

Coban Y., Akbas Y., Tuncer G. O., KÖKER A., Koker S. A.

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.61, sa.6, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2022
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2022.103498
Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Anahtar Kelimeler: Febrile, Seizures, Intravenous immunoglobulin, Plasmapheresis, SYNDROME FIRES
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a rarely observed and destructive syndrome progressing with resistant seizures or refractory status epilepticus. In this report we present in a treatment procedure with plasmapheresis of a pediatric patient with FIRES and currently unknown etiology in order to contribute to the literature.