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- Title
Clinical Characteristics and Electrodiagnostic Features of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among the Pediatric Population.
- Authors
Ashrafi, Mahmoud Reza; Mohammadalipoor, Ariadokht; Naeini, Alireza Ranjbar; Amanat, Man; Tavasoli, Ali Reza; Heidari, Morteza; Badv, Reza Shervin; Mohammadi, Mahmoud; Zamani, Gholam Reza; Rahimi-Dehgolan, Shahram; Rahimi, Rosa; Akbari, Masood Ghahvechi
- Abstract
Introduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome is an immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy characterized by different clinical manifestations. We aimed to describe the clinical features, seasonal distribution, subtypes, and electrodiagnostic characteristics of Iranian children with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Methods: In this prospective study, a total of 30 children with Guillain-Barré syndrome were evaluated. All demographic features were collected and electrodiagnostic study was assessed. Results: Twelve participants were diagnosed with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and 18 patients were identified with acute motor axonal neuropathy. The initial findings showed that a significant number of patients (23 cases, P =.003) resided in rural areas. Our results showed a higher incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome in summer and autumn months. No significant difference was observed between the seasonal distribution of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and acute motor axonal neuropathy subtypes. Antecedent history of pulmonary infections was recorded in 14 children with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Electrophysiological findings revealed a pattern of prolonged F wave latency with reduced persistency, absence of sensory nerve action potential, reduced compound muscle action potential amplitude, prolonged distal motor latency, reduced nerve conduction velocity, and abnormal temporal dispersion or conduction block in most patients with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. However, reduced compound muscle action potential amplitude, F wave with normal latency and reduced persistency, normal sensory nerve action potential amplitude, normal distal latency, normal sensory nerve conduction velocity, and conduction block or temporal dispersion were observed in most acute motor axonal neuropathy patients. Conclusion: The data support a correlation between Guillain-Barré syndrome incidence with seasonal variation and living area. Further studies should assess the Guillain-Barré syndrome features in pediatric population.
- Subjects
GUILLAIN-Barre syndrome; MOTOR neuron diseases; SEASONAL variations of diseases; POLYNEUROPATHIES; LUNG infections; NEURAL conduction; PERIPHERAL neuropathy
- Publication
Journal of Child Neurology, 2020, Vol 35, Issue 7, p448
- ISSN
0883-0738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0883073820905157