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Plasmapheresis in Immunologically Mediated Polyneuropathies
Author(s) -
Kiprov Dobri D.,
Hofmann Jan C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
therapeutic apheresis and dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1744-9987
pISSN - 1744-9979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2003.00028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmapheresis , immunology , antibody
One of the most common uses of therapeutic plasmapheresis is for the treatment of immunologically mediated polyneuropathies. This paper discusses the use of plasmapheresis in Guillain‐Barré syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, polyneuropathies associated with paraproteins, lower motor neuron syndromes, and polyneuropathies associated with HIV. As the pathogenesis of immunologically mediated polyneuropathies becomes better understood, newer therapies for these syndromes will evolve; however, therapeutic plasmapheresis is likely to continue to play a central role in the treatment of many of these diseases.