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Part 2. Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders

Helmar C. Lehmann, MD; Hans-Peter Hartung, MD; Gerd R. Hetzel, MD; Olaf Stüve, MD; Bernd C. Kieseier, MD

Arch Neurol. 2006;63:1066-1071.

Plasma exchange is a well-established therapeutic procedure commonly used in many neurological disorders of autoimmune etiology. In this second part of our review, we assess the role of plasma exchange in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. In Guillain-Barré syndrome and other immune-mediated neuropathic disorders, randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of plasma exchange. Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome represent neuromuscular disorders where plasmapheresis might be of potential efficacy.

Author Affiliations: Departments of Neurology (Drs Lehmann, Hartung, and Kieseier) and Nephrology (Dr Hetzel), Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; and Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (Dr Stüve).

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