A retrospective analysis of the clinical profile and factors associated with mortality and poor hospital outcomes in adult Guillain-Barre syndrome patients.

ABSTRACT: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute autoimmune polyneuropathy with substantial geographic variations in demography, antecedent events, clinical manifestations, electrophysiological sub-types, diagnostic findings, treatment modalities, and prognostic indicators. However, there is limited contemporary data on GBS patient profiles and prognostic factors from low-resource settings like Ethiopia. The objective of this study is to investigate the clinical profile, factors associated with mortality, and hospital outcomes among GBS patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 60 GBS patients admitted to TASH from January 2018 to December 2022. Data on demographics, clinical features, treatme

SUBMITTER: Tewedaj ZD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11226644 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature