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KMID : 0368019870100020449
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Journal of Soonchunhyang University
1987 Volume.10 No. 2 p.449 ~ p.456
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Clinical study on Guillain-Barre syndrome in Childhood
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Abstract
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Auther reviewed the medical records of 21 patients (22 cases) under 15 years of age who had been treated with the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome.
And the following results were obtained :
1) Of the twenty-two cases, thirteen cases were male and 9 cases female. The age incidence was peak in preschool age group. And the highest seasonal incidence was noted during in summer.
2) Twelve cases (54.5%) had preceding illness.
3) On admission all of them complained the muscular weakness of extrimities.
4) The alburninocytologic dissociation of cerebrospinal fluid were detected in seventeen cases (80.9%)
and remaining four cases were not found the increment of protein level in CSF until discharge_
5) Fourteen cases (63.6%) were improved and 6 were dead. In survivors, almost improvement was started
within 1 month, but several months were spent until complete recovery.
6) Ten cases had complication during treatment, most commonly being respiratory tract problems.
7) In this study, corticosteroid was not effective in treatment of Guillain?Barre syndrome.
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