INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY NOT RESPONSIVE TO OTHER TREATMENTS

Authors
NEMNI R AMADIO S FAZIO R GALARDI G PREVITALI S COMI G
Citation
R. Nemni et al., INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY NOT RESPONSIVE TO OTHER TREATMENTS, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 57, 1994, pp. 43-45
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223050
Volume
57
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
S
Pages
43 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3050(1994)57:<43:IITIPW>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Nine patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating poliradiculoneur opathy (CIDP) were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. Ah patient s had been previously treated with prednisone and/or plasma exchange w ithout effect. Objective improvement in clinical condition occurred in six patients. One patient became refractory after two treatment cours es, two patients had no response. The results indicate that intravenou s immunoglobulin has beneficial effects in a high percentage of patien ts with CIDP who are unresponsive to other treatments.