The incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome in Ferrara, Italy: is the disease really increasing?
Autor(es): Govoni V,Granieri E,Casetta I,Tola M R,Paolino E,Fainardi E,Monetti V C
Resumo: The Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) incidence has been updated in the area of the Local Health District of Ferrara, Unita Sanitaria Locale n. 31 (USL 31), Northern Italy, (where a previous survey found an average annual incidence of 1.26/10000 population) in order to verify a supposed increase in GBS occurrence. The updated mean annual incidence over the years from 1981 to 1993 (average resident population: 177235 inhabitants) was 1.87/100000 population (1.66/100000 when age-adjusted). The rate increased progressively in the four subsequent time intervals into which the study period was subdivided (from 1.09/100000 in the years 1981-1984 to 2.73/100000 in the years 1991-1993) with a significant temporal variation (0.025
Palavras-Chave: Guillain-Barré syndrome; Incidence update; Increasing rate
Imprenta: Journal of the Neurological Sciences, v. 137, n. 1, p. 62-68, 1996
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00333-W
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Epidemiology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health
Data de publicação: 1996
