Sialic acids in the brain: gangliosides and polysialic acid in nervous system development, stability, disease, and regeneration

RL Schnaar, R Gerardy-Schahn… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Every cell in nature carries a rich surface coat of glycans, its glycocalyx, which constitutes
the cell's interface with its environment. In eukaryotes, the glycocalyx is composed of …

Guillain-Barré syndrome and variants

MM Dimachkie, RJ Barohn - Neurologic clinics, 2013 - neurologic.theclinics.com
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Guillain-Barré syndrome and Fisher syndrome: case definitions and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data

JJ Sejvar, KS Kohl, J Gidudu, A Amato, N Bakshi… - Vaccine, 2011 - researchgate.net
The findings, opinions, conclusions, and assertions contained in this consensus document
are those of the individual members of the Working Group. They do not necessarily …

Guillain-barre syndrome

RAC Hughes, DR Cornblath - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
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 …

Clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome

PA Van Doorn, L Ruts, BC Jacobs - The Lancet Neurology, 2008 - thelancet.com
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 …

Electrophysiological classification of Guillain‐Barré syndrome: clinical associations and outcome

RDM Hadden, DR Cornblath, RAC Hughes… - Annals of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
We performed electrophysiological and serological testing within 15 days of symptom onset
on 369 patients with Guillain‐Barré Syndrome (GBS) enrolled in a trial comparing plasma …

Axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome: concepts and controversies

S Kuwabara, N Yuki - The Lancet Neurology, 2013 - thelancet.com
Acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) is a pure motor axonal subtype of Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS) that was identified in the late 1990s. In Asia and Central and South …

Guillain–barré syndrome

S Esposito, MR Longo - Autoimmunity reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The term Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), the most frequent cause of acute
paralytic neuropathy, covers a number of recognisably distinct variants. The exact cause of …

Campylobacter Species and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

I Nachamkin, BM Allos, T Ho - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Peripheral neuropathies and anti‐glycolipid antibodies

HJ Willison, N Yuki - Brain, 2002 - academic.oup.com
This review charts the progress of anti‐glycolipid antibodies in neuropathy, from their
original discovery 20 years ago in immunoglobulin M paraproteinaemic neuropathy through …