European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain–Barré syndrome

PA van Doorn, PYK Van den Bergh… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy. Symptoms may vary
greatly in presentation and severity. Besides weakness and sensory disturbances, patients …

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 …

The spectrum of antecedent infections in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case-control study

BC Jacobs, PH Rothbarth, FGA Van der Meché… - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: To determine which antecedent infections are specifically associated with the
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Background: Infections with many agents have been …

Early recognition of poor prognosis in Guillain-Barre syndrome

C Walgaard, HF Lingsma, L Ruts, PA Van Doorn… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has a highly diverse clinical course and
outcome, yet patients are treated with a standard therapy. Patients with poor prognosis may …

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 …

Prediction of respiratory insufficiency in Guillain‐Barré syndrome

C Walgaard, HF Lingsma, L Ruts… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Respiratory insufficiency is a frequent and serious complication of the Guillain‐
Barré syndrome (GBS). We aimed to develop a simple but accurate model to predict the …

Mechanisms for the induction of autoimmunity by infectious agents

KW Wucherpfennig - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2001 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Molecular mimicry. The initial expansion of naive autoreactive T cells requires activation of
the TCR by MHC-bound peptides or CD1-bound lipids/glycolipids. The molecular mimicry …

Guillain-barré syndrome

AF Hahn - The lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is viewed as a reactive, self-limited, autoimmune disease
triggered by a preceding bacterial or viral infection. Campylobacter jejuni, a major cause of …

An international perspective on preceding infections in Guillain-Barré syndrome: the IGOS-1000 cohort

SE Leonhard, AA Van Der Eijk, H Andersen… - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Infections play a key role in the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS) and have been associated with specific clinical features and disease …

Effect of methylprednisolone when added to standard treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin for Guillain-Barré syndrome: randomised trial

R van Koningsveld, PIM Schmitz, FGA Van der Meche… - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Background Despite available treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), morbidity
and mortality are considerable in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Our aim was …