… ) admitted with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) … Guillain-Barré Study Group. A randomized
trial comparing intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange in Guillain-Barré syndrome…

Despite the use of plasma exchanges and intravenous immunoglobulins, Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS) still carries non-negligible morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, the …

… Fatal cases more frequently had sphincter abnormalities (57% vs 10.6%; p = 0.016), … was
similar in fatal and nonfatal cases (28.6% vs 18.6%; p = NS). All but one of the fatal cases (85.7…

… Figure Hospital admission and transfers in patients with fatal Guillain-Barré syndrome …
immunoglobulin for Guillain-Barré syndrome: randomised trial. Lancet 2004;363:192–196. …

… outcome in ventilated patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome … van der Meche FGA, Schmitz
PIM, The Dutch Guillain-Barré … and plasma exchange in Guillain-Barré syndrome. N Engl J …

… Guillain–Barré syndrome is low, and predictors of death are similar to those predicting poor
disability outcome. … Besides respiratory failure, the fatal cases in the Italian cohort were older …

… attests to the value of vigilant supportive care aimed at preventing fatal ICU complications.
Even though compared to other studies our fatality rate is low for this high risk population, we …

… Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common peripheral … Furthermore, fatality rates for GBS
patients requiring mechanical ventilation … However, none of the fatal complications caused by …

… prior to fatal Guillain-Barre syndrome. Thirdly, the overall severity of Guillain-Barre'
syndrome and its lethal course are not necessarily correlated. Rapidity of onset, an aspect of …

… of outcome in this study. Mechanically ventilated patients constitute the majority of patients
with GBS who have a poor outcome … outcome and daily living 3 to 6 years after GuillainBarre …