Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry in 1859 1 first described a case of distal sensory “formications”
and ascending weakness after a prodromal fever, malaise, and pain who progressed to …

Since the eradication of polio in most parts of the world, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has
become the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis. GBS is an autoimmune disorder …

This review charts the progress of anti‐glycolipid antibodies in neuropathy, from their
original discovery 20 years ago in immunoglobulin M paraproteinaemic neuropathy through …

In the 1950s, Bickerstaff and Fisher independently described cases with a unique
presentation of ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. The neurological features were typically …

Bickerstaff reported eight patients who, in addition to acute ophthalmoplegia and ataxia,
showed drowsiness, extensor plantar responses or hemisensory loss. This condition has …

Reliable transmission of activity from nerve to muscle is necessary for the normal function of
the body. The term 'safety factor'refers to the ability of neuromuscular transmission to remain …

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is viewed as a reactive, self-limited, autoimmune disease
triggered by a preceding bacterial or viral infection. Campylobacter jejuni, a major cause of …

The concept of a severe motor‐sensory neuropathy of acute onset caused by an immune
attack on the axon (“axonal” Guillain‐Barré syndrome) has been advanced primarily based …

OBJECTIVES To clarify the nosological relation among Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS),
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with ophthalmoplegia, Bickerstaff's brain stem encephalitis …

Dysfunction of the immune system can result in damage of the peripheral nervous system.
The immunological mechanisms, which include macrophage infiltration, inflammation and …