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Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is commonly used as treatment of certain autoimmune neurological diseases (ANDs), and its main objective is the removal of pathogenic autoantibodies. Our aim was to describe the clini...
Plasma exchange is a well-established therapeutic procedure commonly used in many neurological disorders of autoimmune etiology. It is thought that the beneficial effects of plasma exchange occur through the eliminati...
Nov 15, 2024 · Highlights • Elevated culprit antibodies are crucial in triggering neurologic autoimmune disorders, causing symptoms like memory loss, behavioral issues, seizures, psychosis, and movement disorders. • D...
Plasmapheresis is a well‐recognized treatment for autoimmune neurological diseases in Japan. However, the practice varies depending on the facility, and the actual treatment conditions are unclear. To clarify real‐wor...
Neurologic diseases are some of the diseases that could profit from plasmapheresis. Indication Plasmapheresis is an effective temporary treatment for autoimmune and neurologically related disorders such as: Guillain-B...
Plasmapheresis removes antibodies against the one's own body cells and tissues (autoantibodies) from the blood. Doctors use plasmapheresis to treat autoimmune or neurological diseases, toxins in the blood, and lower c...
Jul 31, 2020 · Introduction. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is commonly used as treatment of certain autoimmune neurological diseases (ANDs), and its main objective is the removal of pathogenic autoantibodies....
The Midlands Neurological Society meeting on PLEX in refractory neurology highlighted five different autoimmune neurological disorders and the available treatment options, in particular the role of PLEX for patients e...
Oct 2, 2021 · Autoimmune neurological disorders are commonly treated with immunosuppressive therapy. In patients with refractory conditions, standard immunosuppression is often insufficient for complete recovery or to...
4 days ago · Clinically, patients present with mesial temporal lobe seizure, which is the most prominent and early neurological symptom, memory disturbance, and a variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms [4]. Patients wit...
