Aspectos epidemiológicos da síndrome de Guillain- Barré no Estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

To observe the prevalence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) among hospitalized patients in hospital services insured to SUS of all municipalities in the state of Paraiba, in the period between 2008 and 2015, and the incidence on the population. METHODOLOGY: We conducted a descriptive, retrospective, quantitative, exploratory cross-sectional study and analysis of data from patients admitted to hospitals of Paraiba through DATA-SUS. We used a form previously prepared by the researchers. The data were tabulated and analyzed in the computing environment Microsoft Office Excel 2010. RESULTS: Among 1,707,720 hospitalizations, there were 98 patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, which adds up to a prevalence of 0.0057%. Its incidence varied between 0.27 and 0.73 cases of GBS per 100,000 inhabitants, in the aforementioned years. The number of cases was higher in the age group between 20 and 60 years and it was more prevalent in males. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of GBS among patients admitted to the evaluated hospitals in Paraiba falls shorter than the one found in Brazil and in worldwide. Although it has been observed a slight increasement of the incidence of the syndrome in Paraiba in the last two years, it remains lower than the data shown in other Brazilian and foreigner studies. Such data could be explained probably by a greater difficulty in diagnosing the SBG in the state and / or underreporting. The epidemiological profile in relation to sex and age of the patients affected by GBS is similar to that one found in other studies in Brazil and worldwide.