objective guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) is the most common cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis in children, its pathogenesis most probably involving an autoimmune response to schwann cell or peripheral nerve myelin antigens. steroid regimes improve demyelinating diseases such as chronic gbs. we assessed the benefit of high dose methylprednisolone (mp) combined with intravenous immunoglobulin...

background and objectives: evidence shows that transfer of hospital governance to board of trustees can positively influence hospital performance. iran has initiated implementing such a transformation and a number of hospitals have been involved in this reform. this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of such a reform by examining performance profile of a sample hospital across the interve...

OBJECTIVE The aetiology and clinical features of status epilepticus (SE) are described, with the aim of defining any relationship between risk factors and clinical outcome. METHODOLOGY A retrospective review was performed of 37 Chinese children admitted to Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, from 1989 to 1993 with the diagnosis of SE. RESULTS Eighty-six per cent had onset before 5 years of age;...