Treatment of chronic relapsing inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy by cyclosporin A and plasma exchange. A case report.
A patient with chronic relapsing inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy was successfully treated with plasma exchanges and cyclosporin A (CsA). Dynamometric measurements of hand force during the time of CsA treatment showed a highly significant correlation between hand force and CsA blood levels. The largest influence of CsA on hand force occurred 11-13 days after CsA uptake.
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Department of Neurology, University of Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Arendt
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Hafner
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence
D003524:Cyclosporins