title: Give or take? Intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome.
abstract: A new randomised controlled trial suggested that plasma exchange hastened removal from the ventilator in mechanically ventilated children with Guillain-Barré syndrome compared with intravenous immunoglobulin. Two larger trials in adults showed the opposite result.
authors: Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, PO Box 114, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, 8-11 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. rhughes11@btinternet.com
authors: Richard A C
authors: RA
authors: Hughes
mesh_terms: D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous