Guillain Barre Syndrome – Effect of Plasma Pheresis: 6 months Study

Autor: B Bheeshma, V Geeta, Jijiya Bai, G Sreenivas, O Shravan Kumar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2321-7006
2321-7294
DOI: 10.4103/2321-7006.302599
Popis: Guillain Barre Syndrome is an acute poly neuropathy, a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. The typical symptoms are ascending paralysis, weakness starting at the feet and hands, migrating towards the trunk. Ours is a prospective study related to the effect of plasma pheresis in the treatment of Guillain Barre syndrome along with neurology & General Medicine departments. So far 10 patients were subjected to plasmapheresis along with the conventional treatment and physiotherapy. All the patients recovered completely.
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