ISSN:
1433-8491
Keywords:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
;
Risk factors
;
Alcohol consumption
;
Blood-brain barrier
;
Bloodnerve barrier
;
γ-GT
;
GPT
;
GOT
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Objective laboratory indicators of alcohol consumption (mean corpuscular volume and serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), glutamyltransferase (γ-GT), and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT)) were measured in 18 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and 710 control patients. All of the indicators examined were more frequently found to be pathological in GBS patients, reaching significance for γ-GT and GPT. Some explanations for this result are discussed. It is concluded that alcohol consumption may be a risk factor for GBS.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00380973
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