Treatment Efficacy of Plasmapheresis Versus Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Guillain-Barré Syndrome Management: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e57066
• Main Authors: Savithri Nandeesha, Sanath, Kasagga, Alousious, Hawrami, Chnoor, Ricci, Erica, Hailu, Kirubel T, Salib, Korlos, Butt, Samia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 27.03.2024
• Subjects: Age groups; Antibodies; Apheresis; Blood; Campylobacter; Cohort analysis; Content analysis; Cross-sectional studies; Drug therapy; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Immunoglobulins; Informatics; Keywords; Leukocytes; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Nervous system; Pathogenesis; Plasma; Search strategies; Systematic review; therapeutic plasmapheresis; intravenous immunoglobulins (ivig); therapeutic plasma exchange (tpe); guillain-barré syndrome (gbs); guillain-barre syndrome (gbs); ivig treatment

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare and debilitating autoimmune disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system. Although the exact etiology of GBS is still unknown, it is thought to be triggered by a preceding gastrointestinal infection in most of the cases. Clinical manifestations include...