title: [The treatment of the Guillain-Barré syndrome in childhood by plasmapheresis].
abstract: We have performed 18 plasmapheresis [correction of plasma exchange] sessions in a group of 5 patients diagnosed as having Guillain-Barré Syndrome. These patients were diagnosed according to clinical, analytical and electromyographic criteria. In three patients we observed an obvious clinical improvement during the treatment. In one of the patients there was no appreciable evolution. This patient suffered from acute lymphocytic leukemia. We were unable to evaluate the remaining patient since this child underwent posthypoxic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest. On the basis of the results obtained, we advocate the treatment of this polyneuropathy by plasmapheresis [correction of plasma exchange].
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández González
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rubio Quiñones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quintero Otero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cozar Navarro
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cañibano
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Capote Huelva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pantoja Rosso
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
vernacular_title: Tratamiento del síndrome de Guillain Barré en la infancia mediante plasmaféresis.