A Diagnostic Pattern in Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Children a Multi-Center Study

Objectives: Analyze how children with GBS manage in the clinic. Materials and methods: From 2015 to 2020, researchers at Department of Neurosurgery LRH HMC Hospital peshawar analyzed data from 67 (younger than 14) hospitalized hospitals AFP. Multicenter study All patients had standard examinations, most also undergoing [CSF examination], nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), depending on available resources. Supportive care, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), plasmapheresis were employed as treatment options, choice modality determined by clinical need accessibility respective procedures. Results: Sixty-nine percent (60) AFP cases be GBS. The average kid was six years old, male-to-female ratio 1.06 1. Sixty-eight a previous medical history, seventy-two sensory complaints, sixty-two autonomic dysfunction. There ninety-three classical (symmetrical ascending paralysis), two descending paralysis, four relapsing variation, one chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. A third type, another axonal involvement, twenty-one classed unclassified based their electrophysiological investigations. Mechanical ventilation necessary for 28 (44%). breathing 36% those type 24% type. Of given IVIG, 18 exhibited improvement, five did not, performed them. Conclusion: majority can attributed exposure IVIG is an effective therapeutic strategy GBS, involvement more severe kind. Keywords: Children Acute Flaccid Paralysis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome