Clinical Outcome of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in 108 Children

OBJECTIVES: To review the clinical outcome and electrophysiologic characteristics of children with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) from Eastern India. METHODS: The hospital records of the children aged less than 12 years with a final diagnosis of GBS at our hospital from November, 2015 to December, 2018 were reviewed. Disabilities were assessed at 8-weeks and 6-month follow-up using Hughes scale (0–6). RESULTS: Demyelinating variety in 57 patients (52.8%) was more common than the axonal variety (33.3%). 71.1% (32/45) of GBS patients had recovered (scale 0,1) during the follow up period of 6 months. These included 67.7% (21/31) of the axonal variety and 78.6% (11/14) of the demyelinating variety. CONCLUSION: Irrespective of the severity, disability is less with the demyelinating variety as compared with the axonal subtype.