title: Electrophysiological, clinical and epidemiological study of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. cfhui@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Andrew C F
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Amy S Y
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous