Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation

Volume: 37 Number: 2 June 1, 2011
  • Konçuy Sivrioğlu
  • Şüheda Özçakır
  • Mehmet Ali Biçer
  • Selcan Arpa
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Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation

Abstract

Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an acute demyelinating inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy which may lead to significant complications, disability and psychosocial problems. This study was designed to evaluate clinical features, complications and functional outcome of patients with GBS following inpatient rehabilitation. Clinical features and functional outcome measures assessed by functional independence measure, functional ambulation score and Hughes score of 18 patients with GBS who have undergone inpatient rehabilitation were evaluated in this retrospective study. Mean duration until admission to rehabilitation clinic was 57.5 + 20.5 (12-382) days and mean length of stay was 33.5 + 4.9 (4-77) days and neuropathic pain was noted in half of the patients. Significant improvements were noted in all functional outcome measures following inpatient rehabilitation. Length of stay was significantly longer in patients with higher (worse) baseline Hughes score. Our findings suggest that there is ongoing need for rehabilitation and significant improvements can be obtained by inpatient rehabilitation in GBS patients with residual ambulation problems.

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Konçuy Sivrioğlu This is me

Şüheda Özçakır This is me

Mehmet Ali Biçer This is me

Selcan Arpa This is me

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June 1, 2011

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June 1, 2011

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Year 2011 Volume: 37 Number: 2

APA
Sivrioğlu, K., Özçakır, Ş., Biçer, M. A., & Arpa, S. (2011). Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 37(2), 83-87. https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY
AMA
1.Sivrioğlu K, Özçakır Ş, Biçer MA, Arpa S. Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2011;37(2):83-87. https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY
Chicago
Sivrioğlu, Konçuy, Şüheda Özçakır, Mehmet Ali Biçer, and Selcan Arpa. 2011. “Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 37 (2): 83-87. https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY.
EndNote
Sivrioğlu K, Özçakır Ş, Biçer MA, Arpa S (June 1, 2011) Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 37 2 83–87.
IEEE
[1]K. Sivrioğlu, Ş. Özçakır, M. A. Biçer, and S. Arpa, “Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 83–87, June 2011, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY
ISNAD
Sivrioğlu, Konçuy - Özçakır, Şüheda - Biçer, Mehmet Ali - Arpa, Selcan. “Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 37/2 (June 1, 2011): 83-87. https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY.
JAMA
1.Sivrioğlu K, Özçakır Ş, Biçer MA, Arpa S. Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2011;37:83–87.
MLA
Sivrioğlu, Konçuy, et al. “Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 37, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 83-87, https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY.
Vancouver
1.Konçuy Sivrioğlu, Şüheda Özçakır, Mehmet Ali Biçer, Selcan Arpa. Clinical and Functional Outcome of Patients With Guillian Barre Syndrome Following Inpatient Rehabilitation. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 1;37(2):83-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA43EN85CY

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