title: Plasma exchange in Guillain-Barré syndrome: effect on anti-peripheral nerve myelin antibodies.
abstract: Increased levels of anti-peripheral nerve myelin (anti-PNM) antibodies were demonstrated by ELISA in serum from 4 of 7 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Treatment with plasma exchange (PE) was performed and 6 of the 7 patients showed clinical improvement with marked increase in muscular strength. One patient, however, continued to deteriorate during the treatment. No correlation between clinical improvement and levels of anti-PNM antibodies was observed. Whether the antibodies are of pathogenetic importance in GBS is therefore still unknown.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Vedeler
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nyland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000276:immunology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000276:immunology*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies