[Clinical features of Guillain-Barré syndrome in 41 patients admitted to a public hospital].

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the commonest cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide, with an incidence of 0.6-4 per 100.000 inhabitants per year. It affects all age groups and carries an incapacity burden of up to 20%. AIM:To describe the features of GBS in adult Chilean patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Review of medical records of 41 patients aged 17 to 81 years (30 males) admitted to a public hospital with the diagnosis of GBS between 2003 and 2009. According to clinical and electrophysiological criteria, the patients were classified into different varieties of GBS. RESULTS:The incidence of GBS was higher in males (2.7:1) and the demyelinated GBS variety was found in 66% of cases. According to the Hughes’ disability score, patients treated with plasmapheresis, showed non-statistically significant better outcomes than those treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. CONCLUSIONS:In this group of patients the demyelinated variety of GBS was more common than the axonal type. Although not statistically significant, the better response to plasmapheresis is encouraging and should prompt a controlled study.

journal_name

Rev Med Chil

journal_title

Revista medica de Chile

authors

Cea G,Jara P,Quevedo F

doi

10.4067/S0034-98872015000200005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-02-01 00:00:00

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183-9

issue

2

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0034-9887

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0717-6163

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S0034-98872015000200005

journal_volume

143

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