Treatment of the Guillain-Barre syndrome by plasma exchange.
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- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 45 (9) , 847-850
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.45.9.847
Abstract
Twelve consecutive patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome were treated with plasma exchange. Examination two weeks after treatment was commenced showed that three had not improved. Five showed only a minimal improvement, which was considered to be compatible with the natural history of the disease. The remaining four patients showed a more substantial improvement which could have been related to the plasma exchange.Keywords
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