Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps

Leonhard, Sonja E.; Mandarakas, Melissa R.; Gondim, Francisco de Assis Aquino; Bateman, Kathleen; Ferreira, Maria Lúcia Brito; Cornblath, David R.; Doorn, Pieter A. van; Júnior, Mário Emílio Teixeira Dourado; Hughes, Richard AC; Islam, Badrul; Kusunoki, Susumu; Pardo, Carlos A.; Reisin, Ricardo; Sejvar, James J.; Shahrizaila, Nortina; Soares, Cristiane; Umapathi, Thirugnanam; Wang, Yuzhong; Yiu, Eppie M.; Willison, Hugh J.; Jacobs, Bart C.

doi:10.1038/s41582-019-0250-9

reviewNature Reviews NeurologySep 20, 2019HYBRID OA

Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps

SESonja E. Leonhard MRMelissa R. Mandarakas FDFrancisco de Assis Aquino Gondim KBKathleen Bateman MLMaria Lúcia Brito Ferreira

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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 GBS can therefore increase during outbreaks of infectious diseases, as was seen during the Zika virus epidemics in 2013 in French Polynesia and 2015 in Latin America. Diagnosis and management of GBS can be complicated as its clinical presentation and disease course are heterogeneous, and no international clinical guidelines are currently available. To support clinicians, especially in the context of an outbreak, we have developed a globally applicable guideline for the diagnosis and management of GBS. The guideline is based on…

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Guillain-Barre syndrome
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