Electrophysiological, clinical and epidemiological study of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese.
The authors reviewed the clinical and electrophysiological features in 20 consecutive adult patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) admitted to a regional hospital in Hong Kong from 1993 to 1998. The majority of cases in this locality consists of the demyelinating form of GBS; epidemic, acute motor axonal neuropathy is not the predominant form. The incidence of GBS in this region of China was 0.44 per 100,000.
Hui
Andrew C F
AC
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. cfhui@cuhk.edu.hk
Chow
K M
KM
Tang
Amy S Y
AS
Fu
Michael
M
Kay
Richard
R
Wong
K S
KS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010951:Plasma Exchange
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous