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CLINICAL FEATURES OF GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME IN 41 PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Características epidemiológicas del síndrome de Guillain- Barre en población chilena: estudio hospitalario en un periodo de 7 años

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dc.creatorCea, Gabriel; Hospital del Salvador Universidad de Chile
dc.creatorJara, Paula; Instituto de Neurocirugía Asenjo, Providencia , Santiago.
dc.creatorQuevedo, Fernando; Estadístico. Departamento de Estadística, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago
dc.date2015-01-12
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dc.identifierhttp://www.revistamedicadechile.cl/ojs/index.php/rmedica/article/view/3584
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/111402
dc.descriptionBackground: Guillian 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.en-US
dc.descriptionBackground: Guillian 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.es-ES
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dc.publisherRevista Médica de Chilees-ES
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dc.sourceRevista Médica de Chile; Vol. 143, núm. 2 (2015): FEBRERO 2015es-ES
dc.source0034-9887
dc.subjectEpidemiology; Immunoglobulins, intravenous, plasmapheresis; Guillain-Barre Syndromeen-US
dc.subjectEpidemiology; Immunoglobulins, intravenous, plasmapheresis; Guillain-Barre Syndromees-ES
dc.titleCLINICAL FEATURES OF GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME IN 41 PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A PUBLIC HOSPITALen-US
dc.titleCaracterísticas epidemiológicas del síndrome de Guillain- Barre en población chilena: estudio hospitalario en un periodo de 7 añoses-ES
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