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  • Title: Plasma exchange and selective adsorption in Guillain-Barré syndrome--a comparison of therapies by clinical course and side effects.
    Author: Rosenow F, Haupt WF, Grieb P, Jiménez-Klingberg C, Borberg H.
    Journal: Transfus Sci; 1993 Jan; 14(1):13-5. PubMed ID: 10148310.
    Abstract:
    Selective adsorption is a new method of treating Guillain-Barré syndrome. Its therapeutic effects and its concomitant side effects were compared between plasma exchange and symptomatic treatment only. The clinical study of three groups of 10 Guillain-Barré patients, each matched for age and maximal disability, was analyzed. Selective adsorption compared favorably with plasma exchange in shortening the time to first improvement and duration of in-hospital treatment. Side effects were similar in both groups. Symptomatic arteriosclerosis should be considered a relative contraindication for selective adsorption.
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