Autor(es): Lehmann Helmar C,Hartung Hans-Peter,Hetzel Gerd R,Stüve Olaf,Kieseier Bernd C

Resumo: Plasma exchange is a well-established therapeutic procedure commonly used in many neurological disorders of autoimmune etiology. In this second part of our review, we assess the role of plasma exchange in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. In Guillain-Barré syndrome and other immune-mediated neuropathic disorders, randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of plasma exchange. Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome represent neuromuscular disorders where plasmapheresis might be of potential efficacy.

Imprenta: Archives of Neurology, v. 63, n. 8, p. 1066-1071, 2006

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1001/archneur.63.8.1066

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Epidemiology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology

Data de publicação: 2006