Dementia Reversible by Plasmapheresis in Multiple Myeloma
- Guldenschuh, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
- Schiess, R. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
- Jacky, E. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
- Burger, J. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
- Landis, T. Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsspital, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
Published in:
- Behavioural Neurology. - Hindawi Limited. - 1993, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 165-166
English
Although hyperviscosity syndrome may lead to cerebral hypoxia and produce some degree of dementia, this condition is rarely recognized. We report a patient in whom moderate dementia was the only manifestation of a hyperviscosity syndrome due to an IgG-κ myeloma. Dementia dramatically improved following plasmapheresis.
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- DOI 10.1155/1993/657680
- ISSN 0953-4180
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/24098
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