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Guillain–Barré Syndrome

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

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Synonyms

Acute febrile polyneuritis; Acute infective polyneuritis;Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP); Idiopathic polyneuritis; Landry–Guillain–Barré syndrome; Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome

Short Description or Definition

Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a monophasic illness of immune etiology that presents as an evolving sensorimotor polyneuropathy of varying severity as a result of an inflammation of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots. GBS is a major cause of acute ascending neuromuscular paralysis and is often associated with autonomic dysfunction.

Categorization

GBS is recognized as a heterogeneous syndrome with several variant forms (see Table 1). The commonest type of GBS is AIDP. Axonal subtypes include acute motor axonal neuropathy and acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy. Variants include Miller Fisher syndrome (cranial nerve involvement, ataxia) and acute pan-dysautonomia.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Bldg 21, Royal Park Campus, 3152, Parkville, VA, VIC, Australia

    Fary Khan

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    N. G. Louisa

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

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Khan, F., Louisa, N.G. (2011). Guillain–Barré Syndrome. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_554

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