Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide.
Most patients present with an antecedent illness, most commonly upper respiratory tract …

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare, but potentially fatal, immune-mediated disease of
the peripheral nerves and nerve roots that is usually triggered by infections. The incidence of …

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 …

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been linked to the Guillain–Barré syndrome.
From November 2015 through March 2016, clusters of cases of the Guillain–Barré syndrome …

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a disabling, polio-like illness mainly affecting children.
Outbreaks of AFM have occurred across multiple global regions since 2012, and the disease …

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a potentially life-threatening postinfectious disease
characterized by rapidly progressive, symmetrical weakness of the extremities. About 25% of …

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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 …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory-mediated demyelinating disease of the human
central nervous system. The clinical disease course is variable, usually starts with reversible …

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 …