Guillain-Barré syndrome. Experience with 91 Children at a Pediatric Hospital in Northwestern Mexico

Authors

  • Alejandro Durán-de la Re
  • Ignacio Fonseca-Chon
  • Norberto Sotelo-Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31157/an.v21i1.106

Keywords:

Guillain-Barré syndrome, Miller-Fisher syndrome, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, anti-ganglyoside antibodies

Abstract

Introduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, inflammatory, demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy . Objective: To describe the clinical course, treatment, and evolution in 91 children. Methods: The variables were: age, gender, season, vaccines, disability grade, clinical variants, laboratory test, treatment, and evolution. JMP.SAS, software package. Results: Most were males (p = 0.035). Preschooler age (42%), Seventy five percent of cases (p

Published

2016-03-01

How to Cite

Alejandro Durán-de la Re, Ignacio Fonseca-Chon, & Sotelo-Cruz, N. (2016). Guillain-Barré syndrome. Experience with 91 Children at a Pediatric Hospital in Northwestern Mexico. Archivos De Neurociencias, 21(1), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.31157/an.v21i1.106

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