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Plasmapheresis For Stiff Person Syndrome

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Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

does Guillain-Barre Syndrome get worse with plasmapheresis? my mother is currently on plasmapheresis for GBS and they said her condition is diminishing today , i just need to know is that Normal for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Muhammad Hanif MD

the morning I need a cane to walk until my muscles relax. is this a form of stiff-person syndrome ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Hanif ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

I was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome earlier this year. I was havimg all over muscle spasms/contractions. I had a slightly elected GAD65ab .07. I was started on Valium and baclofen and have had... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

[can plasmaspheresis be used to treat c.l.l.] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

My wife is suffering from Myasthenia Gravis . She had undergone Thymectomy in September 2010 and had undergone plasmapheresis atleast 10 times during her stay at hospital. She was taking Mestinon ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)

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Dr. Jyothi B L MD

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...I have been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome and the doctor says my GAD levels are very high at 2,200. Can you ... View answer

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Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

. Now they think she has Stiff person syndrome or possible Teteanus. She is in a Longview, texas ... View answer

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Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

beginning of stiff person syndrome. I have had thyroiditis, and my thyroid has been removed, leaving me ... View answer

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Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

by plasmapheresis . Case History: On 26th Dec my father hospitalized after 2-3 vomiting , fever and ... treatment through Plasmapheresis and approximately cost of the treatment. ... View answer

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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

[my daughter finished plasmaferisis at about 3:30 yesterday. She has been throwing up fairly steadly since then. She had nausea all the way thru the procedure and is still very nauseated. She is now running a fever around... View answer

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