Do Immunoglobulin help in severe Guillain Barre Syndrome?
To compare the clinical results in children with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) admitted to the intensive care unit, patients treated with intra-venous immunoglobulin (IVIG) were compared with patients admitted before the immunoglobulin treatment was introduced. In all, 48 of 96 children were classified – 18 patients as axonal motor acute neuropathy (AMAN) and 30 patients as axonal inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP). Immunoglobulin did not change the history of the illness as far as the time of ventilatory support and the time to reach state III on the GBS disability scale. Acta Neurol Scand 2007; 115: 289. Comments: Stick to IVIG that seems to the reasonable assumption as per this study. q Long term significance of academia at birth Acidemia at birth is very common but little is known about its long-term consequences. To determine if pH at birth is related to established tests of intellectual function. School children aged 6-8, for whom obstetric data were available, who
