Plasmapheresis is a therapeutic apheresis procedure of high complexity, often available only in reference centers. This availability allows the medical team to offer the patient a treatment that has been proven effective for morbidities of major impact from the clinical point of view, reflecting directly on the patient’s quality of life. This literature review shows that many immune-mediated ne...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is one of the few neuropathies where immunotherapy can improve strength, sensation, mobility and function. A commonly used treatment strategy for CIDP is use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), which has the benefit of being well-tolerated in most patients and with evidence of efficacy. Although this treatment is routinely avail...