Because most patients respond to corticosteroids or immunosuppressant treatment, this condition is now also referred to as steroid-responsive<unk> . Initial treatment is usually with oral prednisone (50–150 mg/day) or high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (1 g/day) for 3–7 days. Thyroid hormone treatment is also included if required.Failure of some patients to respond to this first-line treatment has produced a variety of alternative treatments, including azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, chloroquine, methotrexate, periodic intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange. No controlled trials have been conducted, so the optimal treatment is not known. Seizures, if present, are controlled with typical antiepileptic agents.
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