Give or take? Intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome
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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.
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دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011