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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 …

Guillain-Barré syndrome consists of at least four subtypes of acute peripheral neuropathy.
Major advances have been made in understanding the mechanisms of some of the …

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an important cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis.
Molecular mimicry and a cross-reactive immune response play a crucial part in its …

Abstract In 1916, Guillain, Barré and Strohl reported on two cases of acute flaccid paralysis
with high cerebrospinal fluid protein levels and normal cell counts—novel findings that …

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 …

Molecular mimicry between microbial and self-components is postulated as the mechanism
that accounts for the antigen and tissue specificity of immune responses in postinfectious …

Since the discovery of an acute monophasic paralysis, later coined Guillain–Barré
syndrome, almost 100 years ago, and the discovery of chronic, steroid-responsive …