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Review
. 2001 Oct;14(5):605-13.
doi: 10.1097/00019052-200110000-00009.

Epidemiology of the Guillain-Barré syndrome

V Govoni  1 , E Granieri
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Review

Epidemiology of the Guillain-Barré syndrome

V Govoni et al. Curr Opin Neurol. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

This review focuses on recent epidemiological findings on Guillain-Barré syndrome regarding incidence, antecedent events related to the disease, prognosis and prognostic indicators, and treatment. Moreover, this review summarizes recent observations on clinical variants of Guillain-Barré syndrome and their relationship with the prevailing clinical presentation of the disease. The epidemiological observations which have advanced the understanding of the pathogenesis of Guillain-Barré syndrome are also discussed.

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