Guillain-barre syndrome

HJ Willison, BC Jacobs, PA van Doorn - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common and most severe acute paralytic neuropathy,
with about 100 000 people developing the disorder every year worldwide. Under the …

Intravenous immunoglobulin for Guillain‐Barré syndrome

RAC Hughes, AV Swan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, paralysing, inflammatory peripheral
nerve disease. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is beneficial in other autoimmune …

Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 2 trial

S Misawa, S Kuwabara, Y Sato, N Yamaguchi… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the introduction of plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin therapy, many
patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome still have an incomplete recovery. Evidence from …

COVID-19–associated bifacial weakness with paresthesia subtype of Guillain-Barré syndrome

KL Hutchins, JH Jansen, AD Comer… - American Journal …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
We report a case of bifacial weakness with paresthesia, a recognized Guillain-Barré
syndrome subtype characterized by rapidly progressive facial weakness and paresthesia …

Guillain–Barré syndrome in low-income and middle-income countries: challenges and prospects

N Papri, Z Islam, SE Leonhard… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of Guillain–Barré
syndrome (GBS) differ between low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) and high …

Risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after seasonal influenza vaccination and influenza health-care encounters: a self-controlled study

JC Kwong, PP Vasa, MA Campitelli… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background The possible risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome from influenza vaccines remains a
potential obstacle to achieving high vaccination coverage. However, influenza infection …

Guillain-Barré syndrome: natural history and prognostic factors: a retrospective review of 106 cases

I González-Suárez, I Sanz-Gallego… - BMC neurology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is characterized by acute onset and
progressive course, and is usually associated with a good prognosis. However, there are …

Gap analysis regarding prognostication in neurocritical care: a joint statement from the German Neurocritical Care Society and the Neurocritical Care Society

KE Wartenberg, DY Hwang, KG Haeusler… - Neurocritical care, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background/Objective Prognostication is a routine part of the delivery of
neurocritical care for most patients with acute neurocritical illnesses. Numerous prognostic …

[HTML][HTML] Immunoglobulin and monoclonal antibody therapies in Guillain-Barré syndrome

YA Rajabally - Neurotherapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute autoimmune polyradiculoneuropathy affecting 1–
2 subjects per 100,000 every year worldwide. It causes, in its classic form, symmetric …

Early electrophysiological study variants and their relationship with clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

EM Khedr, MM Shehab, MZ Mohamed… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study compared the clinical outcomes of the two main neurophysiological types of
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). Sixty-two GBS patients were examined clinically at onset …