Variation in worldwide incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome: a population-based study in urban China and existing global evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Geographical variation existed in the incidences of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), but no national population-based study has evaluated the incidences of GBS in China. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of GBS in urban China and evaluate the worldwide variation in the incidence of GBS.

Methods

Firstly, we did a population-based study to calculate the incidence of GBS in urban China based on the National Urban Medical Insurance database from 2013 to 2017. To identify GBS cases, natural language processing was used first for handling the lengthy and unstructured diagnostic information and then checked by prestigious neurologists. Secondly, a systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to analyze the incidence of GBS worldwide. Up to Jul

SUBMITTER: Xu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420027 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature