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Review
. 2021 Feb;36(1):161-176.
doi: 10.1002/jca.21850. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

Use of therapeutic plasma exchange for pediatric neurological diseases

Tina S Ipe  1 , Erin K Meyer  2   3 , Kimberly W Sanford  4 , Sarita K Joshi  5 , Edward C C Wong  6   7 , Jay S Raval  8
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Use of therapeutic plasma exchange for pediatric neurological diseases

Tina S Ipe et al. J Clin Apher. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Therapeutic plasma exchange is used to treat neurological diseases in the pediatric population. Since its first use in pediatric patients with hepatic coma in the form of manual whole blood exchange, therapeutic plasma exchange has been increasingly used to treat these disorders of the nervous system. This expansion is a result of improved techniques and apheresis instruments suitable for small children, as well as the recognition of its applicability to many diseases in the pediatric population. This review provides a historical overview of the use of therapeutic apheresis in children and highlights the most common applications for therapeutic plasma exchange to treat neurological disorders in children.

Keywords: TPE; neurological diseases; pediatric.

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