title: Guillain-Barre syndrome. Another immune-mediated disease with a predilection for young women?
abstract: Although the epidemiology of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has been studied extensively, some important aspects remain unrecognized. In a retrospective study of 92 patients with GBS, we identified an apparent increased frequency in young women, an epidemiological feature shared with other immune-mediated neurological diseases such as myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis.
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Riggs
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Gutmann
authors: J D
authors: JD
authors: Whited
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014903:West Virginia