Pain determinants and quality of life in Guillain-Barre syndrome: a prospective cohort study
Nowshin Papri, Asif Mohammed, Md Mantaka Rahman, Imran Hasan, Rufydha Azam, Tamal Saha, Farzana Tamanna Ummey Shaon, Israt Jahan, Shoma Hayat, Gulshan Ara, Badrul Islam, Zhahirul Islam · 2024
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Nowshin Papri and co-authors track pain through Guillain-Barre syndrome in a 2024 cohort study. The syndrome paralyzes patients over days, and pain is common yet understudied across its course. The team followed 644 patients in Bangladesh from 2010 to 2024, rating pain at intake and through twenty-six weeks.
Seven in ten patients reported pain at intake; the share fell to about a quarter by week twenty-six. Pain tracked with worse disease, weaker muscles, and immune treatment in both early and late stages, and the nerve-fiber type of the syndrome carried more early pain. Later pain linked to older age, male sex, prior diarrhea, and automatic body-control problems. Women, older patients, and severe cases reported stronger pain, which also cut into self-care and daily activity scores.
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| CREATOR | Nowshin Papri, Asif Mohammed, Md Mantaka Rahman, Imran Hasan, Rufydha Azam, Tamal Saha, Farzana Tamanna Ummey Shaon, Israt Jahan, Shoma Hayat, Gulshan Ara, Badrul Islam, Zhahirul Islam |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |