Guillain-Barré syndrome. Experience with 91 Children at a Pediatric Hospital in Northwestern Mexico

Abstract

Introduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, inflammatory, demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy . Objective: To describe the clinical course, treatment, and evolution in 91 children. Methods: The variables were: age, gender, season, vaccines, disability grade, clinical variants, laboratory test, treatment, and evolution. JMP.SAS, software package. Results: Most were males (p = 0.035). Preschooler age (42%), Seventy five percent of cases (p