Therapeutic plasma exchange as a life-saving therapy in a suspected case of autoimmune encephalitis: A case report from a tertiary health-care center

Therapeutic plasma exchange as a life-saving therapy in a suspected case of autoimmune encephalitis: A case report from a tertiary health-care center

In half of the suspected autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) patients, no antibodies are identified despite extensive investigation. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a potential first-line therapy for various subtypes of AIE. Here, we present a case of autoantibody-negative-suspected AIE, managed succ...

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Main Authors: Prashant Kumar Pandey, Nitin Agarwal, Manish Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Autoimmune encephalitis
corticosteroid
intravenous immunoglobulins
therapeutic plasma exchange
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2018;volume=12;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Pandey

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