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Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2023 Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease which has reached fearsome proportions in the past few years. Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a rare complication of dengue characterized by onset of bilateral lower limb weakness, paresthesia, and urinary ...
Pandeep Kaur +3 more
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Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2023 A 52-year-old man presented with behavioral and cognitive symptoms and involuntary movements. Serum CASPR-2 antibodies were strongly positive, and the nerve conduction study showed hyperexcitability. Thus, it was diagnosed as a case of Morvan's syndrome,
Shivanand Hemant Kumatagi +3 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Background: Patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) can be treated acutely with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) or intravenous immune globulin (IVIG). To date, there is no definitive understanding of which of the two treatments is more effective and safer.
T. Ipe, Adeola R. Davis, J. Raval
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Glimpse on Hemostatic Changes Produced By Plasmapheresis.
مجلة كلية الطب, 2010 Background: Aphaeresis is a term that means to separate or to take away. The basic idea of aphaeresis is efficient removal of a circulating cellular blood component, either cells (Cytopheresis) or plasma solute (plasmapheresis, plasma exchange).Thus, the
Zainab M. Hasan +2 more
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Vox Sanguinis, 2021 Cytokine release syndrome in COVID‐19 is due to a pathological inflammatory response of raised cytokines. Removal of these cytokines by therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) prior to end‐organ damage may improve clinical outcomes. This manuscript is intended
G. Patidar +9 more
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Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis, 2021 The mortality rate of sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is high. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in sepsis-associated DIC patients by improving endothelial function.
Junting Weng +5 more
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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Treating Pediatric Neurological Diseases
Trends in Pediatrics, 2022 Objective: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is performed in various neurological, hematological, renal and autoimmune diseases. This study was conducted to determine the indications, efficacy, safety and complications of TPE in pediatric autoimmune ...
Gürkan Atay +5 more
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Effects of therapeutic plasma exchange on the endothelial glycocalyx in septic shock
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2021 Background Disruption of the endothelial glycocalyx (eGC) is observed in septic patients and its injury is associated with multiple-organ failure and inferior outcomes.
K. Stahl +15 more
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Perspective: Is therapeutic plasma exchange a viable option for treating Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2020 Therapeutic plasma exchange, consisting of removing blood plasma and exchanging it with donated blood products, has been proposed for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) to remove senescent or toxic factors. In preclinical studies, administration of plasma
Bruno P. Imbimbo +3 more
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Journal of clinical apheresis, 2021 To investigate the effect of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on lowering triglyceride (TG) levels in patients with hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (HLAP).
Zhuo Chen +4 more
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