Guillain-Barre syndrome is an acute-onset, usually symmetric, and typically ascending
paralysis disorder caused by demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathies. The diagnosis of …

Weakness of limb and respiratory muscles developing in the course of treatment in the
intensive care unit (ICU) is commonly due to critical illness polyneuropathy, a complication …

Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute generalized paralysis. The
disease is usually self-limited, but severe cases, such as the one described here, can result …

Approximately one third of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) need to be admitted
to the intensive care unit (ICU) because of respiratory failure. A significant proportion of …

Abstract Introduction Guillain-Barré syndrome, an acute polyradiculoneuropathy that
presents with weakness and areflexia, is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis …

ABSTRACT A 41-year-old man was admitted to an intensive care unit following respiratory
arrest. One day prior to admission, he hadcomplained of nausea and pain involving the …

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the commonest cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis in
the developed world today. Patients present most commonly with a rapidly ascending …

Background: Up to 30% of patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome require mechanical
ventilation and 5% die due to acute complications of mechanical ventilation. There is a …

Background: Respiratory muscle paralysis is a serious complication of Guillain–Barre
syndrome (GBS). Factors that govern duration and recovery from respiratory paralysis are …

The Guillain Barré syndrome is an inflammatory process of the peripheral nervous system. It
is potentially reversible. Nowadays it is the commonest cause of acute, generalized, flaccid …