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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy with a worldwide incidence of 0.81-1.89 per 100 000 person-years. In Europe and North America only 5% of patients with GBS have axonal subtypes, which in South America and Asia account for 30%-47% of cases. The aim of our study is to assess the annual incidence and...

Objective To investigate the role of alcohol as a causal factor for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and whether its effects might vary according to the pathogenic mechanisms underlying cerebral bleeding. Methods We performed a case-control analysis, comparing a cohort of consecutive white patients with ICH aged 55 years and older with a group of...