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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: An Indispensable Therapy for Severe Neurological Conditions

DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2020-0021

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is the most frequent therapeutic apheresis procedure used to remove the plasma, together with its high-molecular-weight agents such as immune complexes, antibodies, complement components, cytokines, different toxins and cryoglobulins, as well as to return of the majority of cellular components to the patients [1]. In the hands of an experienced specialist, TPE has been found by the American Academy of Neurology to be a very important and safe tool that can improve neurological disability in patients with numerous disorders [2]. [More]

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