Abstract Introduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most frequent cause of acute flaccid paralysis. However, few studies have investigated short-term prognostic factors. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to describe the clinical characteristics of a sample of GBS patients treated at the General Hospital of Mexico and to identify the prognostic factors at discharge. Methods: A descriptive and analytical cohort study, including patients with GBS, was conducted from April 2020 to May 2022. Demographic information, comorbidities, clinical variants, neurophysiological alterations, modified Erasmus GBS Outcome Score (mEGOS) and Erasmus GBS Respiratory Insufficiency Score scales, etc., were collected. Functional recovery at discharge was measured with Hughes scales and Medical Research Council (MRC). A case-control analysis was performed among patients with good and poor functional recovery on discharge based on the Hughes scale. Results: Total sample was 69 patients: 74% men and 26% women, mean age: 43.7 ± 16.3 years; 38 (55%) patients presented classic variant, 22 pure motor variant (31%). Evolution time: 6.8 ± 6.7 days. Most common Hughes score at admission was 4 points (n = 54, 78%). 87% (n = 60) received plasmapheresis. 23 (33.3%) presented an axonal pattern and 46 (66.6%) demyelinating. On discharge, 31 patients had Hughes 3 or less (ambulatory) and 27 Hughes 4 or greater (non-ambulatory). When performing factor analysis, it was found that mEGOS, MRC, total lymphocytes, and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) were associated with the prognosis at discharge. Conclusions: The most frequent clinical variant was the classic (sensitive-motor) with demyelinating alteration; the factors related to better recovery at discharge were mEGOS, MRC on admission, total lymphocyte count, and serum CPK levels.

RESUMEN El presente trabajo analiza la política exterior de Xi Jinping hacia el Sudeste de Asia, focalizando en las dimensiones político-estratégica y económica. Se toma como premisa, coincidiendo con una extensa línea de estudios, que sus acciones y estrategias muestran mayor visibilidad y dinamismo que las ejecutadas por sus antecesores, tanto a nivel regional como global. A partir de la revisión bibliográfica se identifica que China combina, por un lado, una política exterior asertiva en cuestiones de soberanía territorial, como la defensa de su soberanía marítima en el Mar de China Meridional y; por el otro, la integración económica y comercial basada en la interdependencia y el multilateralismo, a través del fortalecimiento de los lazos regionales en el marco de la ASEAN+3, el Área de Libre Comercio China-ASEAN y la Belt and Road Initiative. Este artículo se centra en la complementariedad de las acciones e iniciativas de la política exterior china hacia la región, a partir del desarrollo de una estrategia holística de proyección global, basada en la consolidación de un espacio regional de poder y la consecuente construcción de liderazgo.

ABSTRACT This work analyzes Xi Jinping’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia, focusing on the political-strategic and economic dimensions. The initial assumption is that its actions and strategies show greater visibility and dynamism than those carried out by its predecessors, both regionally and globally. From the literature review, it is identified that China combines, on the one hand, an assertive foreign policy in matters of territorial sovereignty such as the defense of its maritime sovereignty in the South China Sea and; on the other, economic and trade integration based on interdependence and multilateralism, through the strengthening of regional ties within the framework of ASEAN + 3, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Belt and Road Initiative. This article focuses on the complementarity of the actions and initiatives of Chinese foreign policy towards the region, starting from the development of a holistic strategy of global projection, based on the consolidation of a regional space of power and the consequent construction of leadership.