Intravenous immunoglobulins versus plasma exchange in the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome
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Treatment related fluctuations in Guillain-Barré syndrome after high-dose immunoglobulins or plasma-exchange.
Since the introduction of plasma exchange as a treatment for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) patients, treatment related fluctuations have been found to occur in about 10% of the patients. These fluctuations are considered additional evidence of the beneficial effect of plasma exchange. In this report the occurrence of such treatment related fluctuations is described in the 147 patients who took ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc7272