Table 1 Basic and clinical characteristics of the study subjects with Guillain-Barre syndrome
From: Epidemiology of childhood Guillan-Barre syndrome in the north west of Iran
Mean | Standard Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 5.4 | 3.6 | |
Median time to peak disability(days) | 4.7 | 3.7 | |
Number | Percent | ||
Sex | Male | 81 | 56.5 |
Female | 62 | 43.5 | |
Preceding events | |||
Upper Respiratory infection | 75 | 52.4 | |
Gastroenteritis | 20 | 14 | |
other | 4 | 2.8 | |
None | 44 | 30.8 | |
Seasonal incidence | |||
winter | 41 | 28.7 | |
spring | 28 | 19.6 | |
summer | 38 | 26.6 | |
autumn | 36 | 25.2 | |
Functional Grading | 2 | 8 | 5.6 |
of disease | 3 | 24 | 16.8 |
4 | 96 | 67.1 | |
5 | 13 | 9.1 | |
6 | 2 | 1.4 | |
Cranial nerve Involvement | 57 | 39.9 | |
Autonomic dysfunction | 21 | 14.7 | |
Sensory symptoms (limbs pain) | 43 | 30.1 |