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. 2023 Jan 17;28:100578. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100578

Table 3.

Clinical findings related to Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Clinical Findings Total Number (%)
Guillain-Barré symptoms
Reflexes 293 (Huang et al., 2020)
Generalized hyporeflexia/areflexia 260 (88.73)
Lower limb hyporeflexia/areflexia 24 (8.19)
Upper limb hyporeflexia/areflexia 2 (0.68)
Normoreflexia 6 (2.04)
Generalized hyperreflexia 1 (0.34)
Associated Babinski sign 3 (1.02)
Motor impairment
323 (Huang et al., 2020)
Generalized weakness 218 (67.49)
Lower limbs weakness 49 (15.17)
Upper limbs weakness 6 (1.85)
Single limb weakness 3 (0.92)
Hemiparesis 2 (0.61)
Absence of limb weakness 26 (8.04)
Limb weakness of unspecified pattern 19 (5.88)
Cervical weakness 9 (2.78)
Trunk weakness
3 (0.92)
Cranial Nerve involvement 436 (Huang et al., 2020)
Facial paresis/paralysis 154 (35.32)
Bulbar nerve impairment 73 (16.74)
Ophthalmoplegia 52 (11.92)
Trigeminal hypoesthesia 25 (5.73)
Unspecified CNs involvement
3 (0.68)
Sensory alterations 436 (Huang et al., 2020)
Hypoesthesia 181 (41.51)
Paresthesia 116 (26.60)
Dysesthesia 14 (3.21)
Proprioception disturbance 12 (2.75)
Allodynia 1 (0.22)
Low back pain
18 (4.12)
Respiratory muscle involvement 436 (Huang et al., 2020)
Neuromuscular respiratory weakness
79 (18.11)
Gait disturbance 436 (Huang et al., 2020)
Ataxia
51 (11.69)
Autonomic dysfunction 436 (Huang et al., 2020)
Hypotension 30 (6.88)
Hypertension 16 (3.66)
Blood pressure instability 6 (1.37)
Postural hypotension 2 (0.45)
Arrhythmias 24 (5.50)
Bladder dysfunction 20 (4.58)
Bowel dysfunction 12 (2.75)
Gastroparesis 3 (0.68)
Sweating 2 (0.45)
Dry mouth 1 (0.22)
Erectile dysfunction 1 (0.22)
Unspecified autonomic involvement 13 (2.98)