Abstract
Objectives
To review the clinical outcome and electrophysiologic characteristics of children with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) from Eastern India.
Methods
The hospital records of the children aged less than 12 years with a final diagnosis of GBS at our hospital from November, 2015 to December, 2018 were reviewed. Disabilities were assessed at 8-weeks and 6-month follow-up using Hughes scale (0–6).
Results
Demyelinating variety in 57 patients (52.8%) was more common than the axonal variety (33.3%). 71.1% (32/45) of GBS patients had recovered (scale 0,1) during the follow up period of 6 months. These included 67.7% (21/31) of the axonal variety and 78.6% (11/14) of the demyelinating variety.
Conclusion
Irrespective of the severity, disability is less with the demyelinating variety as compared with the axonal subtype.
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SS,AK: concept and design of study; AK,BR: acquisition of data; SS,AK: data analysis and interpretation; SS,AK,BR: drafting of manuscript; SS,AK,BR: critical revision of manuscript. All authors approved the final version of manuscript.
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Sen, S., Kumar, A. & Roy, B. Clinical Outcome of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in 108 Children. Indian Pediatr 58, 833–835 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-021-2302-7
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