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KMID : 0367419770180060043
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1977 Volume.18 No. 6 p.43 ~ p.48
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The Clinical Study of Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome in Children
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이원희/Rhee, W.H.
장영기/안돈희/손근찬/Jang, Y.K./Ahn, D.H./Sohn, K.C.
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Abstract
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The studies on the 31 cases, diagnosed as Guillain-Barre syndrome in pediatric department at NMC from Jan. 1963 to Dec. 1974 are reviewed.
The results are followings:
1) The sex ratio of male to female is 5 : 1. The most prevalent age is 36 years.
2) There is no definite decreasing tendency in yearly distribution and summer was the most k prevalent season.
3) The overage of the hospitalization was around 25^30 days and 60% of the cases had preceding disease, most of them were U.RI.
4) The 35% of cases had muscle weakness or paralysis and 43% had muscle aches as the C.C. at the time of admission.
5) Most of the case showed evidence of limb paralysis within 5 days after the onset of preceding ill-ness and the recovery was faster in paralysis of upper limb than lower one and it took avg. 4 mo. for complete recovery.
6) The CSF exam revealed, most of the cases had normal cell count but the only 30% of them had normal protein level.
7) The steroid therapy was started within 5days after admission in 26 cases (1m g/kg in dosage) and good result was obtained in 85% cases.
8) The recovery rate was 77% and death rate was 10%, 3 cases.
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