Patients with clotting disorders may not be suitable candidates
for plasmapheresis.
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Neurologic diseases comprise 90% of the diseases that could
profit from plasmapheresis.
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Plasmapheresis is a process in which the plasma is separated
from the blood cells. People with autoimmune diseases are sometimes
treated with this procedure. The plasma is disposed of and the
cells are reintroduced to the body with other fluids.