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No increased repalapse frequency in acute Guillain‐Barré syndrome after plasma exchange
Author(s) -
Ernerudh J.,
Österberg A.,
Berlin G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb01620.x
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , natural history , pediatrics , anesthesia , gastroenterology
Relapse frequency in 23 patients with acute Guillain‐Barre syndrome (GBS) treated with plasma exchange (PE) was studied. Fifteen patients showed clear improvement, and 4 patients some improvement during the PE period, whereas 4 patients did not improve in immediate connection to the PE treatment. During the follow up time of 6–96 months (mean 36 months), only one of the 23 patients had a relapse, which appeared after 3 months. This relapse frequency is similar to that reported as the natural history of GBS, and thus, we can not verify the recently reported increased I relapse frequency of GBS after PE.