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. 2023 Jun 5;85(7):3298–3302. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000869

Table 1.

Cohort’s demographics and GBS variants

Variables Categories n (%) Male n (%) Female n (%)
Age 50 or less 17 (56.7) 12 (70.6) 5 (29.4)
Above 50 13 (43.3) 9 (69.2) 4 (30.8)
Seasons Fall/Winter 16 (53.3) 11 (68.8) 5 (31.2)
Spring/Summer 14 (46.7) 10 (71.4) 4 (28.6)
Triggers URTI 7 (46.7) 7 (100) 0
GIT infection 4 (26.7) 3 (75) 1 (25)
Both URTI and GIT infection 2 (13.3) 1 (50) 1 (50)
Covid 19 1 (6.7) 0 1 (100)
Chickenpox 1 (6.7) 0 1 (100)
Duration between preceding infection and onset of GBS symptoms 1–7 days 6 (40) 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7)
8–14 days 7 (46.7) 5 (71.4) 2 (28.6)
15–21 days 1 (6.7) 1 (100) 0
Current infection 1 (6.7) 0 1 (100)
Days from onset of symptoms to admission 1–7 days 19 (63.33) 15 (78.95) 4 (21.05)
8–14 days 6 (20) 3 (50) 3 (50)
>14 days 5 (16.67) 3 (60) 2 (40)
GBS variant AIDP 18 (60) 13 (61.9) 5 (55.6)
AMAN 5 (16.7) 3 (14.3) 2 (22.2)
Miller-Fisher 3 (10) 2 (9.5) 1 (11.1)
Facial Diplegia 1 (3.3) 1 (4.8) 0
AMSAN 2 (6.7) 2 (9.5) 0
Pure Sensory 1 (3.3) 0 1 (11.1)

GBS, Guillain–Barré syndrome; GIT, Gastrointestinal tract; URTI, Upper respiratory tract infection.