Demographic features and preceding events in patients with various forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome
| AIDP (n = 82) | FS (n = 32) | Axonal forms (n = 6) | Unclassified (n = 47) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (y) | 34.61-150 | 45.0 | 44.3 | 28.7 |
| Sex: (male/female) | 66/34 | 56/44 | 100/0 | 66/34 |
| Preceding events | 72 | 56 | 50 | 68 |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 55 | 56 | 17 | 57 |
| Fever and chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Acute gastroenteritis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Acute conjunctivitis | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Identifiable viral infections | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bacterial infections | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Traffic accident | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
↵1-150 P < 0.05 v FS subgroup.
AIDP = Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; FS = Fisher syndrome. All the values (except those for mean age) are given as a percentage.