TREATMENT OF GUILLAIN-BARRE-SYNDROME WITH ANTI-T-CELL MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODIES

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FEASBY, TE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,DEPT CLIN NEUROL SCI,LONDON N6A 3K7,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1136/jnnp.54.1.51
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Three patients with acute Guillain-Barre syndrome were treated early in the course of the disease with OKT3, an anti-T-cell monoclonal antibody. Each patient developed acute lymphopenia with specific depletion of T3-positive lymphocytes. Two patients had continued progression of clinical deficits for eight and 14 days. This suggests that T lymphocytes may not be essential for progression of Guillain-Barre syndrome at this stage of the disease.
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