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Indications for Plasma Exchange in Neurology

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Book cover Neuroimmunologie Spinale Krankheiten Neuropsychologie Metabolische Enzephalopathien Neurologische Notfälle Interventionelle Neuroradiologie

Part of the book series: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie ((VDGNEUROLOGIE,volume 4))

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Plasma-exchange (PE) was introduced in neurology as a treatment for myasthenia gravis in 1976 (29) and had its fore-runner in thoracic duct drainage in the same disease (2). Since then it has been used as an experimental therapy in various neurological disorders, mostly of presumed autoimmune origin.

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Oosterhuis, H.J.G.H., de Jager, A.E.J. (1987). Indications for Plasma Exchange in Neurology. In: Poeck, K., Hacke, W., Schneider, R. (eds) Neuroimmunologie Spinale Krankheiten Neuropsychologie Metabolische Enzephalopathien Neurologische Notfälle Interventionelle Neuroradiologie. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83201-7_10

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