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. 1973 Jun;36(3):478–483. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.36.3.478

Prognosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the African: the Nigerian experience

Benjamin O Osuntokun 1, Kofo Agbebi 1
PMCID: PMC494348  PMID: 4714110

Abstract

The clinical features of the Guillain-Barré syndrome in 34 Nigerian patients are reported. The patients were treated with oral prednisolone 20 mg three times daily for a minimum of six weeks. Twenty-seven patients recovered completely and five others showed considerable improvement, although three of them appeared to be `steroid dependent'. Two patients died. The good prognosis and the response to treatment with prednisolone in this series is in keeping with an allergic demyelinating neuropathy.

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