Table 1.
Patient and disease characteristics
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Acute paralyses (N=100) | |
| GBS | 49 (49.0) |
| Axonal (AMAN and AMSAN) | 14 (28.6) |
| AIDP | 18 (36.7) |
| Miller Fisher syndrome | 3 (6.1) |
| Unclassified Guillain-Barre’ syndrome | 14 (28.6) |
| Others | 51 (51.0) |
|
| |
| GBS | 49 (100.0) |
|
| |
| Gender | |
| Male | 29 (59.2) |
| Female | 20 (40.8) |
|
| |
| Age category (years) | |
| 1–7 | 26 (53.1) |
| 8–14 | 23 (46.9) |
| Mean ± SD | 7±3.7 |
|
| |
| Antecedent infection | |
| Yes | 34 (69.4) |
| No | 15 (30.6) |
|
| |
| Season of incident | |
| Fall/winter | 22 (44.9) |
| Spring/summer | 27 (55.1) |
Note: n, frequency.
Abbreviations: AMAN, acute motor axonal neuropathy; AMSAN, acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy; GBS, Guillain-Barré syndrome; SD, standard deviation.