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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange as a Treatment for Autoimmune Neurological Disease

Table 5

Time until relapses according to mRS scores after TPE and 90 days after TPE.

Relapses <90 days after TPERelapses >90 days after TPE
mRS score after TPEPatients with the score (n = 185)Patients who relapsed, n (%)Time until relapse (days)mRS score 90 days after TPEPatients with the score (n = 104)Patients who relapsed, n (%)Time until relapse (days)

5191 (5,55)71511 (100)195
4272 (7,4)34,5 (26-43)4154 (26.7%)139,5 (115,25-166)
3518 (15,7)12,5 (4,25–47,75)3307 (23%)151 (29,35)
2427 (16,7)50 (30,04)2285 (17,86%)160,2 (69,79)
1286 (22,2)24,6 (15,9)1225 (22,7%)201,2 (94,73)
0184 (22,2)16,5 (4,75–56,75)081 (12,5%)272

Mean (SD); Median (IQR). mRS, modified Rankin Scale.