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ArticleRevista de neurologia2022

Guillain-Barre syndrome in Mexico: clinical features and validation of Brighton Collaboration Group criteria.

J C López-Hernández, J A Galnares-Olalde, A Gutiérrez, S A Estrada, M García-Grimshaw, E S Vargas-Cañas

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J C López-HernándezInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, México.
J A Galnares-OlaldeInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, México.
A GutiérrezInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, México.
S A EstradaInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, México.
M García-GrimshawInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, México.
E S Vargas-CañasInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México.

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introductionAs SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is ongoing in Mexico and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) cases have been reported, validation of Brighton criteria in Mexico is necessary. Moreover, epidemiology of GBS in Mexico differs from European and North American countries.

objectiveTo describe the clinical, cerebrospinal and electrodiagnostic features in Mexican patients diagnosed with GBS and classify them according to the Brighton Collaboration Group diagnostic criteria. Patrients and methods. An ambispective cohort study was conducted. We included patients that fulfilled the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) diagnostic criteria for Guillain-Barre syndrome. Patients in this study were classified according to Brighton collaboration group levels of certainty for Guillain-Barre syndrome.

resultsSixty eight percent of patients were male. Of the 248 patients included, 58.4% had history of a precedent infection, mean time from symptom onset to admission was 5 (1-30) days. Mean Medical Research Council sum score 30.3 ± 15.5. Almost 98% of patients had a monophasic course. Level 1 of certainty according to Brighton collaboration group criteria was fulfilled by 54.6% of patients, level 2 by 45% and level 4 by 0.6%. Patients meeting level 2 of certainty were mostly because normal cerebrospinal fluid findings or findings in nerve conduction studies not consistent with any GBS variants.

conclusionGBS is a frequent autoimmune neuropathy that has been associated with preceding infections and with vaccination campaigns. For SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign in Mexico, validation of Brighton Criteria is necessary. Although Mexico's GBS epidemiology has been changing throughout recent years, this study provides similar data compared to other countries.

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