AUTHOR=Rodríguez-Porcel Federico , Hornik Alejandro , Rosenblum Jordan , Borys Ewa , Biller José 

TITLE=Refractory Fulminant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in an Adult

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2014.00270

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2014.00270

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p>Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is characterized by its rapid progression with variable symptoms and severity in adults and children. Multiple therapeutic options have been proposed, but solid evidence is yet to be gathered. We describe an adult man with a fulminant form of ADEM unresponsive to numerous treatment modalities.</p>