Taylor B V, Wijdicks E F, Poterucha J J, Weisner R H
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Ann Neurol. 1995 Nov;38(5):828-31. doi: 10.1002/ana.410380519.
We report on a patient who had chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following liver transplantation for hepatitis B-induced fulminate hepatic failure. Possible symptomatic recurrence of hepatitis B in the graft prompted a reduction in the cyclosporine dosage, which may have triggered the immune response leading to demyelination. Initial plasma exchange and then intravenous immune globulin after relapse led to marked clinical improvement.
