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Yash D Shah1, Padmavati Eksambe1, Katayoun Fomani2
1Division of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
Background:
There is limited data available on the safety of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for paediatric neuro-immunological disorders (PNID). In this study, we report our data on safety and feasibility of TPE for these disorders.
Methods:
Retrospective chart review was performed to include all patient who received TPE for four major PNID conditions: autoimmune encephalitis (AIE), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and transverse myelitis (TM). We recorded minor and major adverse effects (AEs) associated with each TPE procedure. Secondary analysis also looked at the efficacy data of TPE on these patients.
Results:
Thirty-two patients with PNID received a total of 186 TPE cycles. Out of these, only 1 cycle (0.89%) in AIE subgroup, 1 (4.3%) in NMOSD and 1 (4.5%) in TM had adverse effects. No patients had major side effects.
Conclusion:
TPE was safe and well tolerated in our PNID patients.
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