The clinical effect and the effect on serum IgG antibodies to peripheral nerve tissue of plasma exchange in patients wit Guillain-Barré syndrome
Autor(es): Vedeler C A,Nyland H,Fagius J,Osterman P O,Matre R,Aarli J A,Janzen R W,Jacobsen H,Skre H
Resumo: The mixed haemagglutination technique was used to demonstrate IgG antibodies to peripheral nerve tissue in sera from patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome. The clinical effect and the effect on the antibodies of plasma exchange were examined in 18 patients. Neurological examination with muscle testing and neurophysiological examination of the patients were performed before and immediately after plasma exchange. Before the exchange antibodies were detected in sera from 11 of the patients. These patients showed clinical improvement during the treatment. After plasma exchange, antibodies were detected in sera from only two of the patients. The seven patients without detectable antibodies showed no clinical improvement.
Palavras-Chave: Plasma exchange; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Auto-antibodies
Imprenta: Journal of Neurology, v. 228, n. 1, p. 59-64, 1982
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1007/BF00313410
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Antibodies ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Clinical examination ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology
Data de publicação: 1982
