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We seek to determine the frequency of axonal GBS in both children and adults in South America.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a retrospective cohort analysis of patients who were diagnosed with GBS between January 2006 and December 2013 in a neurological center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Adults and children with a diagnosis of GBS were included and classified by applying Ho and colleagues' criteria<jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup> for axonal GBS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study included 105 patients with GBS. Among 58 adults, only 5 individuals were classified as axonal GBS compared with 16 of 47 children. The frequency of axonal GBS was significantly higher in children than in adults (34% vs. 8.6%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>As shown in a cohort of South American patients, age may impact the frequency of axonal GBS. <jats:italic>Muscle Nerve<\/jats:italic> <jats:bold>56<\/jats:bold>: 1311\u20131313, 2017<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.25679","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,3]],"date-time":"2017-05-03T10:02:54Z","timestamp":1493805774000},"page":"1171-1173","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Age may contribute to the increased frequency of axonal Guillain\u2010Barr\u00e9 syndrome"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"56","author":[{"given":"Maximiliano A.","family":"Hawkes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology Division of Critical Care Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Miguel","family":"Wilken","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology Ra\u00fal Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabriel","family":"V\u00e1zquez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Neurology Ra\u00fal Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mauricio F.","family":"Farez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Research on Neuroimmunological Diseases, Ra\u00fal Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Monta\u00f1eses 2325, Buenos Aires 1428 Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_5_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/brain\/118.3.597"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra1114525"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1474-4422(13)70215-1"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1586\/ern.09.43"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ana.410330402"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0b013e3181cff735"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/1531-8249(199911)46:5<701::AID-ANA4>3.0.CO;2-7"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/01.wnl.0000265396.87983.bd"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/CMR.00006-15"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3201\/eid0803.010233"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_12_1","first-page":"605","article-title":"Campylobacter jejuni","volume":"26","author":"Ani EA","year":"1988","journal-title":"antibodies in Nigerian children. 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