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Treatment, Prognosis

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:49 pm



Treatment

GBS is considered a medical emergency and most patients are admitted to intensive care soon after diagnosis. Though GBS can improve spontaneously, there are a number of treatments that facilitate recovery.


Like GBS, CIDP can improve spontaneously. However, recovery may be very slow and the illness can either get progressively better or worse, or can follow a relapsing/remitting course.

Most patients with GBS and CIDP are treated with plasmapheresis or immunoglobulin. Co...Read the full article

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