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Eculizumab in STEC-HUS: a paradigm shift in the management of pediatric patients with neurological involvement.

Dermot Michael WildesSusan HarveyCaoimhe Suzanne CostiganClodagh SweeneyÉilis TwomeyAtif AwanKathleen Mary Gorman
Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2023)
We present a case series of four children with STEC-HUS and CNS involvement, managed with eculizumab only, in lieu of plasma exchange (as per our previous policy). The marked improvement in symptoms in our cohort supports the use of eculizumab, rather than plasma exchange in the CNS involvement of STEC-HUS.
Keyphrases
  • blood brain barrier
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • physical activity
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  • childhood cancer