The clinical effect and the effect on serum IgG antibodies to peripheral nerve tissue of plasma exchange in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Zeitschrift für Neurologie
- Vol. 228 (1) , 59-64
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00313410
Abstract
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. Bei 18 Patienten mit Guillain-Barré Syndrom, die einem therapeutischen Plasmaaustausch (PA) unterzogen wurden, wurde das Serum mit Hilfe einer gemischten Hämagglutinations-Technik auf IgG-Antikörper (IgG-AK) gegen peripheres Nervengewebe untersucht. Einfluß der PA auf den klinischen Zustand und Titerverlauf wurden verglichen: Bei 11 Patienten wurden IgG-AK gefunden; sie zeigten unter der PA′ eine klinisch verifizierte Besserung, die in einigen Fällen auch elektromyographisch gesichert werden konnte; nach Beendigung der PA waren nur noch in 2 Fällen IgG-AK nach-weisbar. Bei den restlichen 7 Patienten fehlten IgG-AK; bei ihnen war die PA ohne Effekt.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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