Recognizing Guillain-Barré syndrome in preschool children

To determine whether recognition of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is delayed in preschool children, what causes this delay, and if the clinical presentation differs from older children. In a retrospective cohort study, standardized data from all children with GBS seen at the Erasmus MC Sophia Childr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 2011-03, Vol.76 (9), p.807-810
Hauptverfasser:	ROODBOL, J, DE WIT, M. C. Y, WALGAARD, C, DE HOOG, M, CATSMAN-BERREVOETS, C. E, JACOBS, B. C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Factors Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Diagnostic Errors Fatal Outcome Female Guillain-Barre Syndrome - blood Guillain-Barre Syndrome - diagnosis Humans Infant Male Medical sciences Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis Neurology Retrospective Studies Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine whether recognition of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is delayed in preschool children, what causes this delay, and if the clinical presentation differs from older children. In a retrospective cohort study, standardized data from all children with GBS seen at the Erasmus MC Sophia Children's University Hospital in Rotterdam from 1987 to 2009 were collected regarding clinical presentation, patient's delay, initial diagnosis, and doctor's delay to the diagnosis. We compared preschool children (
ISSN:	0028-3878 1526-632X
DOI:	10.1212/wnl.0b013e31820e7b62