Author Year Age Sex Surgical procedure Onset of symptoms Treatment Outcome
Renlud (7)
1987
65
Male
On pump CABG
Day 3
Plasmapheresis/mechanical ventilation
Rapid Improvement
Hogan (8)
1992
60
Male
Aortic and mitral valve replacement
Day 15
Plasmapheresis
Rapid improvement
53 Male CABG Day 14 Plasma exchange/mechanical ventilation Discharged one month, fully mobile
Campbell (9)
2008
71
Male
Four vessel CABG with hypothermia
Day 1
Intravenous immunoglobulin for 5 days/mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy
Discharged after 23 days independently mobile
Algahtani (10) 2009 71 Female Two vessel CABG Day 4 Plasmapheresis /mechanical ventilation Prolonged ICU stay, discharged to rehab facility
77 Male Emergency aortic valve replacement Day 11 Intravenous immunoglobulin Moderate improvement, transferred to rehab facility
Punith (11)
2011
65
Male
Triple vessel CABG
Day 12
Intravenous immunoglobulin Full neurologic recovery within 12 weeks
Cingoz (12)
2012
67
Male
Off pump CABG
Day 2
Plasmapheresis
Discharged without sequela on the 10th post operative day
Raut (13) 2018 32 Male Hypothermic bypass for ruptured Valsalva sinus and aortic valve Day 2 Plasmapheresis/ mechanical ventilation Discharged day 28 stable
Aldamouk, Present case
2018
53
Male
Aortic valve mitral and replacement, tricuspid repair
Day 12
Intravenous immunoglobulin for 2 days followed by plasmapheresis
ICU mechanical ventilation and complete recovery within 6 weeks