[EANF-01] GBS in Asia

[EANF-01-1] The Clinical Variety of Korean Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Jong Kuk Kim^1,2, Byeol-a Yoon^1,2, Jong Seok Bae³ (1.Department of Neurology, Dong-A University Medical Center, 2.Peripheral Neuropathy Research Center, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea, 3.Department of Neurology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea)

There are regional variations in the clinical features of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and Miller Fisher syndrome are more frequently seen in the east Asia including Japan than in the western countries. In particular, AMAN type is reported to be far more frequent in Bangladesh than in the other regions. Expensive thrapies such as IVIg and plasmapheresis are not always available in the developing countries. In this symposium, clinical features and therapies of GBS in several Asian countries ( Korea, China and Bangladesh) will be reported. Such information should be useful for Japanese neurologists.

Education and Training
1996. Bachelor of Medicine (MD), Dong-A University
2006. PhD, Graduate School, Dong-A University
1996 - 2001. Internship and Residency, Department of Neurology, Dong-A University Medical Center
2004 - 2005. Clinical Fellowship, Neuromuscular and Electrophysiology Division, Department of Neurology, Dong-A University Medical Center

Appointments
2005 - 2009. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
2010 - Present. Associate Professor, Director of EMG and EP Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Peripheral Neuropathy Research Center, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea