Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with neurologic diseases: Retrospective multicenter study

KAYNAR L., Altuntas F., Aydogdu I., Turgut B., KOÇYİĞİT I., Hacioglu S. K., ...More

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, vol.38, no.2, pp.109-115, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transci.2007.11.002
  • Journal Name: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-115
  • Keywords: therapeutic plasma exchange, Guillain-Barr Syndrome (GBS), myasthenia gravis (MG), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is commonly used in many neurological disorders where an immune etiology was known or suspected. We report our experience with TPE performed for neuroimmunologic disorders at four university hospitals.