CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH SYNDROME GUILLAIN-BARRÉ HOSPITALIZED IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
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https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.v4i1.532Keywords:
Guillain-Barré syndrome, Feature, HospitalAbstract
This study aims to clinically characterize patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome admitted to the University Hospital of Western Paraná, in the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2012. This study is characterized as quantitative, descriptive, retrospective documentary. Eight patients with Syndrome GuillainBarré were identified from 2009 to 2012, these were characterized the clinical features. The results showed that patients investigated in the period, 4 (50%) were males and 4 (50%) were female. The study identified that the Guillain-Barré syndrome is a disease that can achieve both female, as males in their equal percentage. His most characteristic symptoms consist of tingling in upper and lower limbs and distal paresthesia in the lower limbs. The knowledge of the characteristics of hospitalized patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome, making it possible to identify the aspects of the disease and its peculiarities.Downloads
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08/28/2015
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Moraes A, Casarolli ACG, Eberhardt TD, Hofstatter LM. CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH SYNDROME GUILLAIN-BARRÉ HOSPITALIZED IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Rev Enf Contemp [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 18];4(1). Available from: https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/532