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Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Greater New York-New Jersey
Peter C. Dowling, MD;
Joseph P. Menonna, MT;
Stuart D. Cook, MD
JAMA. 1977;238(4):317-318.
Abstract
Epidemiologic data on 176 patients with acute Guillain-Barré syndrome observed over a nine-year period in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area are presented. A striking predilection for patients aged 16 to 25 years, with a second lesser peak between ages 45 to 60, was found.
Seasonal clustering of patients occurred, with nearly half the patients afflicted during the four-month period of late summer and fall. The distribution between men and women was equal. In this series 23% of the patients required tracheostomy, and 5% had a fatal course.
(JAMA 238:317-318, 1977)
Author Affiliations
From the Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, and the Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Neurology Service (127), Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, NJ 07019 (Dr Dowling).
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