Anatomy & Physiology: Current Research
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Department of Pediatrics, Gadarif University, Gadarif State, Sudan

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• Research Article   
  Extremities Muscles Weakness in Patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  Author(s): Samia O. Massaad, Mohammed Ahmed A. Ahmed* and Nassreen Khalid Hassan
  
  Muscular weakness is one of the most common neurologic presentations in patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the muscles weakness distribution in the limbs in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in faculty of medicine, Gadarif university to determine the muscle weakness in extremities in patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Gadarif, eastern Sudan. The data was collected from Gadarif pediatrics teaching hospital in Eastern Sudan during the period from January 2017 to December 2022. Results: Forty-five (45) patients with diagnosed Guillain-Barre Syndrome were collected in the study period. There were 26 (57.8%) males and 19 (42.2%) females with a male to female ratio 1... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0940.23.13.427

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