Key result
Methylprednisolone pulse therapy facilitates rapid recovery and extubation in a case of acute viral encephalopathy.
Why the study?
Does methylprednisolone pulse treatment improve recovery in a patient with acute viral encephalopathy?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does methylprednisolone pulse treatment improve recovery in a patient with acute viral encephalopathy?
Methylprednisolone pulse therapy may facilitate recovery without severe sequelae in patients with acute viral encephalopathy.
May support steroid pulse in suspected viral encephalopathy; leaves open need for controlled trials before practice change.
Viral encephalopathy is a very rare, but a serious neurologic condition.We present a patient who was admitted to our hospital because of drowsiness, memory disturbances, non-compliance, and disorientation.Treatment with methylprednisolone pulse treatment facilitated recovery without severe sequela.Therefore; when acute viral encephalopathy is actually suspected, steroid pulse therapy should be considered during the treatment.
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Adakli et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Acute viral encephalopathy (n=1). Methylprednisolone pulse therapy was evaluated on Clinical recovery. Methylprednisolone pulse therapy facilitated rapid clinical recovery and extubation in a 65-year-old woman with acute viral encephalopathy.
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