Hey Dig,
I found some links you wrote a while back (07 I think) on Plasmapheresis and wondered what the current news is. I have a friend with Guillain Barre Syndrome (and you think MS is rare!) and they are recommending this therapy. There are huge similarities between MS and GBS so if it works for one............? Since Plasma exchange doesn't affect cells, what is the therapeutic mechanism?
Thanks,
Lars
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by Lars » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:45 am
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by dignan » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:24 pm
Lars, I haven't seen anything new on plasmapheresis lately. I defer to wikipedia to explain the process: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmapheresis
There have been a lot of studies of plasmapheresis and GBS. It looks like the first use was in the late 70s or early 80s.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18331814
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1552913
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1642477
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7598643
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559353
There have been a lot of studies of plasmapheresis and GBS. It looks like the first use was in the late 70s or early 80s.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18331814
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1552913
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1642477
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7598643
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559353
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