title: [Results of treatment with plasmapheresis in myasthenic crisis and severe polyneuropathy].
abstract: Results of plasmapheresis on myasthenic crisis, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and paraneoplastic polyneuropathy are presented. In the cases of myasthenic crisis which did not respond to steroids addition of plasma exchange (PE) improved dramatically respiratory failure. Also good results were obtained in GBS treated with PE. In the case of paraneoplastic polyneuropathy PE did not influence the course of disease.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Hematologii i Chorób Rozrostowych Krwi AM we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Usnarska-Zubkiewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilińska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gruszka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000628:therapy*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Wyniki leczenia plazmaferezami przełomu miastenicznego i ciezkiej polineuropatii.