Morvan's fibrillary chorea: Remission after plasmapheresis

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作者
Madrid, A
GilPeralta, A
GilNeciga, E
Gonzalez, JR
Jarrin, S
机构
[1] Servicio de Neurología, Hosp. Univ. Virgen del Rocío, E-41013 Sevilla, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n
关键词
Morvan's fibrillary chorea; neuromyotonia; Isaacs' syndrome; plasmapheresis;
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10.1007/BF00868410
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We evaluated the effects of plasmapheresis in two patients with Morvan's fibrillary chorea, one of whom had sigmoid carcinoma, with oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid, and modifications of the lipid-oxidative muscle pattern. The use of plasmapheresis in the treatment of Morvan's fibrillary chorea has not been reported previously and in our patients improved the symptoms markedly.
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