Steroids...
 | The most common treatment includes corticosteroids or ACTH. |
| ACTH leads to dramatic symptomatic improvement in 90% of children. |
| The effects of ACTH on adults is unclear. |
When tumors are present...
| Surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy may be necessary. |
| Surgery to remove tumors have variable effects. In about half of children with neuroblastoma removals, neurological improvement was seen with in 1 month. |
New treatments...
| Other possible treatments include plasmapheresis, immunoglobulin, benzodiazepines, and sympathomimetics. |
| Research is still being conducted on some of these treatments. |
