Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical features
Characteristic | Dysautonomia (n = 35) | No Dysautonomia (n = 36) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 42.1 (13) | 31.6 (15.3) | 0.0014 |
Male | 57.1 | 58.3 | 0.54 |
Comorbidities | |||
Diabetes Mellitus | 5.7 | 8.3 | 0.67 |
Premorbid Hypertension [21] | 11.4 | 19.4 | 0.82 |
Heart Disease | 0 | 2.8 | 0.84 |
Alcoholism | 14.3 | 25.0 | 0.87 |
Pulmonary Disease | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.49 |
Malignancy | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.48 |
Dyslipidemia | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.48 |
GBS-DS on admission | 3.82 | 3.6 | - |
Antecedent Event | |||
Respiratory Infection | 42.9 | 25.0 | 0.06 |
Gastrointestinal Infection | 8.6 | 5.6 | 0.31 |
Vaccination | 0 | 2.8 | 0.84 |
Trauma | 0 | 0 | - |
Surgery | 8.6 | 5.6 | 0.31 |
GBS Variant | |||
AIDP | 40.0 | 52.8 | 0.86 |
AMSAN | 28.6 | 19.4 | 0.18 |
AMAN | 14.3 | 16.7 | 0.6 |
MFS | 14.3 | 11.1 | 0.34 |
BBE | 0 | 0 | - |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Studies | |||
Protein | 298.7 (504.2) | 95.3 (110.1) | 0.3 |
Leukocytes | 2.3 | 1.2 | - |