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Talecris-Sponsored Scientific Symposium Examines Advances in Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin for Neurological Disorders



    Special Session Held at European Federation of Neurological Societies Congress

    A scientific symposium which featured the latest information on
    potential therapeutic applications of intravenous immune globulin
    (IVIG) in neurological disorders was presented yesterday at the 11th
    Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies in
    Brussels, Belgium. The program, entitled "Advances in the Use of IVIG
    in Neurological Disorders," was sponsored by Talecris Biotherapeutics,
    Inc. (http://www.talecris.com). The program featured presentations and
    discussions of the growing evidence supporting use of IVIG to treat a
    variety of neurological disorders including autoimmune neuropathies
    and other autoimmune neurological disorders.

    The program, chaired by Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung, Department of
    Neurology, Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany, included
    experts in neurology and IVIG therapy who presented the latest
    scientific and clinical data. Presentations focused on the mechanisms
    of action of IVIG in neurological disorders, evidence supporting the
    use of IVIG for autoimmune neuropathies including chronic inflammatory
    demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), and the current status and future
    prospects of IVIG in other autoimmune disorders of the
    neurological system.

    "This program provided an excellent overview of what scientists
    and medical professionals have learned about immune-based
    pathophysiological mechanisms for neurological disorders, and how IVIG
    might provide new approaches to treatment," said Dr. Hartung. "We
    thank Talecris for their support of this important program and their
    commitment to advancing scientific knowledge surrounding potential
    neurological uses of IVIG."

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    more than 3,000 talented people worldwide.

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