Open AccessGuillain-Barré syndrome complicating pregnancy and correlation with maternal and fetal outcome in North Eastern India: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Shailesh Sharma,
Neeraj Sharma,
Masaraf Hussain,
Santa Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.150608
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , retrospective cohort study , guillain barre syndrome , incidence (geometry) , population , pediatrics , medical record , obstetrics , weakness , surgery , genetics , physics , environmental health , optics , biology
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is rare in pregnancy with an estimated incidence between 1.2 and 1.9 cases per 100,000 people annually, and it is generally accepted that it carries a high maternal risk. Most reports of GBS with pregnancy are case reports only.