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T
herapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is frequently used
in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. This talk
considers all the neuromuscular indications with variable
degree of evidence for TPE. The neuromuscular disorders
with the best data on efficacy of TPE include Guillain-Barre
syndrome (GBS), chronic inflammatory demyelinating
polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), myasthenia gravis (MG),
paraproteinemic polyneuropathies (IgG/IgA) and Lambert-
Eat myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). TPE is rarely indicated
for multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) and anti-MAG
neuropathy. With current evidence, TPE is not indicated for
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), POEMS, inclusion body
myositis (IBM), polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis
(DM). GBS/MG is the most common neurological indications
for TPE. As with any treatment, the availability, potential
risk, benefits and cost must be weighed out among the
prospective therapies.
Speaker Biography
Fatimah Alqarni has completed her Clinical fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders
and Electro Diagnostic Medicine from McMaster University, Canada (2008-2010). She
has completed Mitochondrial Diseases Clinical Fellowship at McMaster University,
Canada (2010–2011). She has completed her American Board of Electrodiagnostic
Medicine (ABEM) in April 30
th
, and in 2011, Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology
from University of Newcastle, Australia, graduated in 2015. She has worked as
Program Director of Comprehensive Neuromuscular Disorders Program at National
Neuroscience Institute in King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) from October 1
st
, 2011 till
January 27
th
, 2016. She’s taken the lead in Commissioning Neuromuscular Program
established in-patient and out-patient neuromuscular service at KFMC. In April 2016,
she has joined in King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia as Neurology Consultant. Currently, she is the Director of Medical Operations at
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Riyadh, governmental organization.
e:
alqarnifatimah@gmail.comTherapeutic plasma exchange in neuromuscular disorders
Fatimah Alqarni
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia