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    ISSN: 1590-3478
    Keywords: Guillain-Barré Syndrome ; Immune globulins ; Plasma-exchange therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Sommario Riportiamo i risultati del trattamento con plasmaferesi (PE) e immunoglobuline (IVIg) in 36 su 50 pazienti con sindrome di Guillain-Barré (GBS) reclutati attraverso uno studio di incidenza condotto in Emilia-Romagna. Il confronto fra PE e IVIg non ha evidenziato differenze significative per quanto concerne la capacità di migliorare il decorso della malattia. Complessivamente, nei trattati con IVIg e PE il 25% e l'11,1% rispettivamente erano guariti ad un mese, mentre il 58,3% e il 55,5% erano migliorati di almeno un grado. Questi risultati sono in accordo con le conclusioni del Dutch GBS Trial per ciò che concerne l'outcome a un mese. Nessuna ricaduta è stata osservata nei due gruppi. Inoltre, non è stata osservata nessuna differenza nell'outcome clinico a 1 e 3 mesi tra i pazienti che ricevettero una sola o due terapie. Un secondo ciclo di terapia non sembra migliorare significativamente il decorso clinico della malattia. PE e IVIg sono entrambe sicure ed efficaci nella terapia della GBS.
    Notes: Abstract We report the effects of treatment with plasma-exchange (PE) and intravenous immune globulins (IVIg) in 36 out of 50 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) recruited by an incidence study in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Comparison of the patients treated with PE and IVIg showed no significant differences in terms of effectiveness in improving the clinical course of GBS: at one month, respectively 11.1% and 25% had recovered, and 55.5% and 58.3% had improved by at least one grade. These results are in agreement with those of the Dutch GBS trial. No relapses were observed in either group. Moreover, our results showed no difference in clinical outcome at 1 and 3 months between the patients receiving only one therapy and those receiving two; a second cycle of therapy did not seem to improve the clinical course of the disease significantly. We conclude that PE and IVIg are both safe and effective therapies for GBS.
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