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Recurrent Guillain-Barré syndromeK Kuitwaard
Erasmus MC, Department of Neurology, s Gravendijkwal 230, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 80:56-9. 2009..Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is generally considered to be monophasic, but recurrences do occur in a presently undefined subgroup of patients...
[Bilateral vertebral artery dissection during chiropractic treatment]K Kuitwaard
Erasmus MC Centrum, afd Neurologie, Rotterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 152:2464-9. 2008..There is no controlled evidence showing that chiropractic treatment is beneficial and therefore we would not recommend it. Before treatment is commenced, patients should be informed of the risks of cervical chiropractic manipulation...
Newer therapeutic options for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyKrista Kuitwaard
Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, s Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Drugs 69:987-1001. 2009..An overview of these newer treatments, their mode of action, adverse effects and potential place in the spectrum of treatments for CIDP based on previous reports and their level of evidence is given...
Pharmacokinetics of intravenous immunoglobulin and outcome in Guillain-Barré syndromeKrista Kuitwaard
Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Neurol 66:597-603. 2009..IVIg clearance may depend on disease severity and vary between individuals, implying that this dose is suboptimal for some patients. In this study, we determined whether the pharmacokinetics of IVIg is related to outcome in GBS...
Recurrences, vaccinations and long-term symptoms in GBS and CIDPKrista Kuitwaard
Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J Peripher Nerv Syst 14:310-5. 2009..Flu vaccinations seem relatively safe. GBS and CIDP patients often experience pain, fatigue and a reduced quality of life for many years after the diagnosis...
Randomised controlled trial comparing two different intravenous immunoglobulins in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyK Kuitwaard
Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81:1374-9. 2010..A liquid IVIg preparation is more user friendly and potentially can be infused at a faster rate...
Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale (R-ODS) for immune-mediated peripheral neuropathiesS I van Nes
Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Neurology 76:337-45. 2011....
