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ArticleIranian journal of child neurology2021

Epidemiology of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Iranian Children Aged 0-15 Years (2008-2013).

Seyed Hassan Tonekaboni, Sussan Mahmoudi, Fatemeh Abdollah Gorji, Habibe Nejad Biglari, Mohammad Mahdi Taghdiri, Koroush Etemadi, Mohammad Ghofrani, Abdollah Karimi, Mohammad Rezaei Zadeh

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Article in Iranian journal of child neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seyed Hassan TonekaboniPediatrics Neurology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sussan MahmoudiNational polio Eradication Focal Point, Ministry of Healthand Medical Education, Tehran,Iran.
Fatemeh Abdollah GorjiClinical Research Development Center, MofidChildren's Hospital, ShahidBeheshti University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran.
Habibe Nejad BiglariPediatric Neurology Department, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Mahdi TaghdiriPediatrics Neurology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Koroush Etemadi5.Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad GhofraniPediatrics Neurology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abdollah KarimiPediatrics Infectious Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Chairman of National Certification Committee for Polio Eradication, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Rezaei ZadehStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy characterized by a rapid progressive symmetric weakness. The GBS is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in most parts of the world. This study was carried out to investigate the epidemiological features of GBS in Iranian children. MATERIALS &

methodsThe data were extracted using the AFP surveillance system that is a national screening program to detect all cases of AFP aged 0-15 years around the country. National Population Statistics data and AFP demographic data during 2008-2013 intervals were obtained from the relevant authorities in the Ministry of Health in Iran. The GBS cases were then extracted from the aforementioned database. The Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analysis.

resultsA total of 1884 cases of GBS were identified in the study period, and the average annual incidence rate was 1.72 per 100,000 individuals. The highest incidence rate was within the range of 0-5 years. There was no statistically significant relationship between the incidence of GBS and the season in the whole country.

conclusionHigh costs of GBS treatment, morbidity and occasional mortality, and number of new cases, which is estimated to be approximately 300 individuals per year, need the particular attention of the health system.

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ChildrenEpidemiologyGuillain-Barré SyndromeIncidenceIran

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