A comparative study of IVIG versus IVIG with IV methylprednisolone in guillain-barre syndrome

Inclusion criteria- Patients ≥12 years, symptoms of weakness began within 1 week before the date of admission, willing to sign the informed consent form, AIDP and AMAN variants of GBS. Exclusion criteria- Age 3 before this illness. [9] The reasons for considering steroid therapy in our study include...

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Published in:Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2020-01, Vol.23 (1), p.120-122
Main Authors: Bhattiprolu, Rahi, Sardana, Vijay, Maheshwari, Dilip, Bhushan, Bharat, Shringi, Prashant, Jain, Pallav, Shah, Vaishal, Patel, Bhavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies
Comparative literature
Cost analysis
Disability
Etiology (Medicine)
Gastrointestinal diseases
Glucocorticoids
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Hypersensitivity
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulins
Infection
Intravenous administration
Letters to the Editor
Mechanical ventilation
Methylprednisolone
Mortality
Paralysis
Patients
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Steroid hormones
Steroids
Studies
Therapeutics
Variables
Ventilation
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Summary:Inclusion criteria- Patients ≥12 years, symptoms of weakness began within 1 week before the date of admission, willing to sign the informed consent form, AIDP and AMAN variants of GBS. Exclusion criteria- Age 3 before this illness. [9] The reasons for considering steroid therapy in our study includes: previous open label studies and pilot study showed their effectiveness in GBS, steroids are effective in CIDP which is immunologically similar to GBS, no prior Indian studies done to know synergistic effect of combined treatment, easy availability, and cost-effectiveness of steroids in India.
ISSN:0972-2327
1998-3549
DOI:10.4103/aian.AIAN_378_19