Clinical characteristics and plasma exchange response in Guillain-Barré patients
| Autor: | Erik Guevara-Silva, Sheila Castro-Suarez, César Caparó-Zamalloa, Jaqueline Cortez-Escalante, María Meza-Vega |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 89-94 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1726-4634 1726-4642 |
| DOI: | 10.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.6233 |
| Popis: | The objective of the study was to describe the clinical characteristics, treatment response and possible associated factors of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome at the National Institute of Neurological Sciences. A descriptive study on hospital discharges was conducted during the period 2017-2019. Treatment response was evaluated based on Hughes’ disability scale. From 31 patients 61.3% were males and the mean age was 50 years. At admission, 87.1% of patients were on grade 3 or 4 of Hughes scale, most of them with axonal compromise which was associated to disability. Only 22 patients received plasma exchange; 6 months thereafter, 90.9% of patients decreased by at least one degree in Hughes scale and 42.8% were left without disability. In conclusion, a male and axonal subtype predominance was found, been the latter associated to disability. |
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