Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Refractory Myoclonic Status. A Case Report

Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Judit; Muñoz-Calahorro, Reyes; Bermejo-Guerrero, Laura; Molina-Collado, Zaira; Fuente, Ignacio Saez de la; Sánchez-Izquierdo, Jose Angel

doi:10.2478/jccm-2021-0041

Abstract

A case of myoclonic status treated with plasmapheresis in a patient of 63 years of age who was admitted to a Spanish intensive care unit is reported. The patient showed clinical and radiological evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection; molecular tests did not verify this.

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Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Refractory Myoclonic Status. A Case Report

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