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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Plasma exchange for primary autoimmune autonomic failure |
| Creators Name: | Schroeder, C., Vernino, S., Birkenfeld, A.L., Tank, J., Heusser, K., Lipp, A., Benter, T., Lindschau, C., Kettritz, R., Luft, F.C. and Jordan, J. |
| Abstract: | We report on a patient with long-standing severe autonomic failure that affected his sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Antibodies against the ganglionic acetylcholine receptors were detected in the serum. Removal of the antibodies by means of plasma exchange resulted in a dramatic clinical improvement. |
| Keywords: | Autoantibodies, Autoimmune Diseases, Autonomic Ganglia, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Cholinergic Receptors, Combined Modality Therapy, Glucocorticoids, Immunosuppression, Plasma Exchange, Prednisolone, Recurrence, Syncope |
| Source: | New England Journal of Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 |
| Publisher: | Massachusetts Medical Society |
| Volume: | 353 |
| Number: | 15 |
| Page Range: | 1585-1590 |
| Date: | 13 October 2005 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa051719 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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