| Title |
Intravenous immunoglobulin for Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd002063.pub5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hughes RA, Swan AV, van Doorn PA |
| Abstract |
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, paralysing, inflammatory peripheral nerve disease. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is beneficial in other autoimmune diseases. This is an update of a review first published in 2001 and previously updated in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010. Other Cochrane systematic reviews have shown that plasma exchange (PE) significantly hastens recovery in GBS compared with supportive treatment alone, and that corticosteroids alone are ineffective. |
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| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 102 | 95% |
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| Researcher | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 24 | 22% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 18% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
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