Treatment of acute post-infective polyneuropathy by means of plasma exchange
Autor(es): Bezwoda W R,Fritz V,Reef H E,Staub H,Derman D P,Lewis M,Kallenbach J,Zaltzman M,Naughton M A
Resumo: 15 patients with acute post-infective polyneuropathy of the Guillain-Barré type have been treated by means of plasma exchange. The clinical course and outcome of these patients is compared to that in a retrospectively matched control series who were treated with supportive therapy only. All patients had severe rapidly evolving muscle weakness and approximately half the patients in each group required ventilatory assistance. Both the duration of muscle weakness and the hospitalisation time was significantly shorter in the patients treated by means of plasma exchange. These results suggest that plasma exchange is of significant benefit in the treatment of patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Palavras-Chave: Guillain-Barre; Plasma exchange; Poly-neuropathy
Imprenta: Acta neurologica Scandinavica, v. 69, n. 2, p. 112-119, 1984
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1984.tb07787.x
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology
Data de publicação: 1984
