Recurrent Guillain-Barré syndrome in Japan.
The clinical profiles of 11 Japanese patients with recurrent episodes of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), including 3 of our cases out of a total of 76 patients (48 males and 28 females), are reviewed. The recurrence rate was estimated as 4%. Among the 11 Japanese patients, 10 were male. Various viral infections had been confirmed in 1 case. No patients showed recurrent ophthalmoplegia. Sensory involvement varied from one episode to the next. These findings suggest the changing distribution of the demyelinating lesions and possibly a different reaction to the unknown pathogens in the recurrence of GBS.
Baba
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Department of Neurology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine.
Matsunaga
M
M
Narita
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S
Liu
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence