Guillain-barré syndrome treated by membrane plasma exchange and/or immunoadsorption

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-313

  Marn Pernat, Andreja ^a   Buturović Ponikvar, Jadranka ^a   Švigelj, Viktor ^a   Ponikvar, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Guillain Barr syndrome; Intensive care; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Mechanical ventilators; Plasma exchange

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849122945     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00730.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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