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Acute polyradiculitis (Guillain‐Barré syndrome): An epidemiological study of 156 cases observed in beijing
Author(s) -
Baoxun Zhao,
Yinchang Yang,
Huifen Huang,
Xiuqin Liu
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410090720
Subject(s) - beijing , medicine , epidemiology , guillain barre syndrome , pediatrics , neurology , disease , rural area , psychiatry , china , pathology , political science , law
Abstract One hundred fifty‐six patients with acute polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain‐Barré syndrome, GBS) were admitted to the Neurology Service of the Capital Hospital, Beijing, from 1949 through 1975. There were 105 male and 51 female patients ranging in age from 3½ to 80 years, 118 (75.6%) being below 30 years. Sixty‐eight patients were inhabitants of the urban district whil 88 were from rural areas. Cases of GBS were observed throughout the year, but 107 patients (68.6%) had their disease onset from July through October. As judged from the seasonal and district predilections in this series, enteric infections may be an important predisposing factor for cases with onset during the summer and fall, particularly in the countryside.