Autor(es)Gwathmey Kelly; Balogun Rasheed A.; Burns Ted

ResumoNeurologists commonly use therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) to treat a number of conditions. This concise review considers the most common neurologic indications for TPE. It focuses on Guillain-Barré syndrome and myasthenia gravis and also the role of TPE in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, paraproteinemic polyneuropathy, Sydenham's chorea, and natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. As with any treatment, the proven efficacy, cost, side effects, and availability must be considered before initiation of therapy.

Palavras-ChaveCIDP, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Syndenham's chorea, apheresis, myasthenia gravis, natalizumab, neurologic indications, plasmapheresis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

ImprentaJournal of Clinical Apheresis, v. 29, n. 4, p. 211-9, 2014

DescritoresGuillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Antibodies ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Viral infections ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology

Data de Publicação:2014