Guillain-Brarre´ 증후군에 관한 연구 = A Clinical Study of Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome in Childhood

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

A clinical study was performed on 40 cases of Guillain-Barre´ syndrome which were seen at the department of pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital, during the past 10 years from October 1985 to October 1995.
The results were as follows :
The ratio of male to female was 1.5 : 1 and 50% of the total cases were noted between the age of 1∼5 years. U.R.I was the most common antecedent illness (50∼60%) and preceding illness was found in 65% of the total cases. Muscle weakness was found in all cases. The physical findings were paralysis of upper and lower extremities in 70%. cranial nerve involvement in 50%, paralysis of lower extremity in 30%, involvement of respiratory muscle in 15%, etc. The protein content of C.S.F was elevated in 55% on admission, and in 90% on one week later. The W.B.C count of C.S.F was elevated in 10% (over 10/mm) and the pressure of C.S.F was increased in 15% (over 200mmH_2O). Ninety percent of total cases improved on discharge and the mortality rate was 2.5%. The duration of recovery was less than 4 months in 93.8% of the total cases.