Epidemiologic features of Guillain-Barré syndrome in São Paulo, Brazil

Rocha, Maria Sheila Guimarães; Brucki, Sônia Maria Dozzi; Carvalho, Alzira Alves de Siqueira; Lima, Úrsula Waleska Poti

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2004000100006

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“…reported a higher percentage in males which is in accordance with our study 2,3,4 . However, a study by Farhoudi et al reported a higher percentage in females 5 .…”

Section: Studies By Rees Et Al Yuan Et Al and Rocha Et Alsupporting

confidence: 93%

Guillain Barre Syndrome: A clinical observational study in Indian paediatric patients

Swaroop¹,

Javadekar²

2017

Sri Lanka J Child Health

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Background: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) after nationwide poliomyelitis eradication measures in India. AFP surveillance has increased the detection of cases. New modalities of management such as artificial ventilation and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) are expected to increase survival of GBS patients.Objective: To study the clinical presentation, prognostic factors and outcome in GBS patients admitted to a tertiary care centre in Gujarat, India.

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“…reported a higher percentage in males which is in accordance with our study 2,3,4 . However, a study by Farhoudi et al reported a higher percentage in females 5 .…”

Section: Studies By Rees Et Al Yuan Et Al and Rocha Et Alsupporting

confidence: 93%

Guillain Barre Syndrome: A clinical observational study in Indian paediatric patients

Swaroop¹,

Javadekar²

2017

Sri Lanka J Child Health

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“…For other parts of the world, very few studies were found, and therefore it is difficult to comment on any geographical trends. For the data presented, a comparison of these rates with those of Europe and North America suggest that incidence was lower in China [12,13] , Hong Kong [14] and Brazil [15] , similar in Tanzania [21] , Australia [16,17] and Japan [18] and slightly higher in the Middle East [19,20] and Curaçao [9] .…”

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confidence: 86%

The Epidemiology of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Worldwide

et al. 2008

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Background: This systematic literature review of the epidemiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) identifies trends in incidence rates by age, study method and cause of disease. It is important to have a reliable estimate of incidence to determine and investigate any changes: no previous systematic reviews of GBS have been found. Methods: After critical assessment of the reliability of the reported data, incidence rates were extracted from all relevant papers published between 1980 and 2008, identified through searches of Medline, Embase and Science Direct. Results: Sixty-three papers were included in this review; these studies were prospective, retrospective reviews of medical records or retrospective database studies. Ten studies reported on the incidence in children (0–15 years old), and found the annual incidence to be between 0.34 and 1.34/100,000. Most studies investigated populations in Europe and North America and reported similar annual incidence rates, i.e. between 0.84 and 1.91/100,000. A decrease in incidence over the time between the 1980s and 1990s was found. Up to 70% of cases of GBS were caused by antecedent infections. Conclusions: Our best estimate of the overall incidence of GBS was between 1.1/100,000/year and 1.8/100,000/year. The incidence of GBS increased with age after 50 years from 1.7/100,000/year to 3.3/100,000/year.

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“…1,[4][5][6]16,[19][20][21] Some of these studies show more cases in colder months. 16,21 One of the largest epidemiological studies conducted in southwest Netherlands 4 shows more cases during the winter and June, in Brazil a cluster of cases in spring and summer was reported 22 and in Sweden autumn was the season with most GBS cases. 23 The seasonality prompted us to search for specific infectious triggers.…”

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Epidemiology of Guillain–Barré Syndrome in Aruba

Suryapranata

Ang

Chong

et al. 2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. The epidemiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in tropical areas is different compared with developed countries. We investigated the epidemiology of GBS on the Caribbean island of Aruba. Data were collected retrospectively from all 36 patients hospitalized with GBS between 2003 and 2011 in Aruba. We observed a seasonal distribution of GBS cases with a peak in February. The incidence rate (IR) fluctuated heavily between individual years. The overall IR was 3.93/100,000, which is higher than that observed in developed countries. Serological studies indicated a possible relation of GBS cases with dengue virus infections. We also observed a relation between the annual number of dengue cases in Aruba and the number of GBS cases in the same year. We conclude that the epidemiology of GBS in tropical areas can be different from temperate climate regions and that dengue may be a trigger for developing GBS.

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Epidemiologic features of Guillain-Barré syndrome in São Paulo, Brazil

Cited by 44 publications

References 24 publications

Guillain Barre Syndrome: A clinical observational study in Indian paediatric patients

Guillain Barre Syndrome: A clinical observational study in Indian paediatric patients

The Epidemiology of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Worldwide

Epidemiology of Guillain–Barré Syndrome in Aruba

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