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KMID : 0367419770180040061
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1977 Volume.18 No. 4 p.61 ~ p.67
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Clinical Observations on Landry-Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome in Childhood
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李弘一/Lee, H.I.
具春吉/李勝正/白哲弘/吳智燮/申東鶴/Koo, C.K./Lee, S.J./Baik, C.H./Oh, J.S./Shin, D.H.
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Abstract
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The authors observed 34 cases of the diagnosis of Landry-Guillain-Barr syndrome at Dept. of ped., presbyterian Hospital, Taegu and Attached children Hospital during 4 years and 8 months from Jan. 1970 to Aug. 1974.
The results are as follows:
1) It was found that there is a trend to increasing frequency in the recent years, and that the seasonal incidence was relatively high in Summer.
2) The age incidence was peak in preschool age between 2 years of age and 6 years. Twenty three cases were found in male and 11 cases were famale, in a sex ratio 2. 1 to 1.
3) Seventeen cases of the 34 had preceeding illness, 13 of which were upper respiratory infe-
ctions in nature.
4) On admission, all of them complained of mrscle weakness or paralysis and l:ody tempez atures were nearly within normal limit.
5) Albuminocytologic dissnciation of cerebrospinal fluids were detected in 31 cases and the remaining 3 cases were found no increase in protein level.
6) Thirty cases of the 34 were improved (88.3%), 27 cases of them were improved within 6 months and 3 were dead (8.8%).
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