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SUBMITTER: Koul R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3282330 | biostudies-other | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Oman medical journal 20080701 3
<h4>Objectives</h4>To find the incidence, clinical pattern and outcome of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the Sultanate of Oman in children less than 15 years of age.<h4>Methods</h4>All children under fifteen years with acute flaccid paralysis were admitted to identify the underlying cause. The diagnosis of Gullain Barre syndrome was made by clinical criteria, cerebrospinal fluid findings and nerve conduction studies. Intravenous immunoglobulins were given to all and two needed plasmapharesis.<h4>Res ...[more]