Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Synonyms
Acute Autoimmune Neuropathies
Acute Autoimmune Neuropathy
Acute Infectious Polyneuritis
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
Acute Inflammatory Polyneuropathies
Acute Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
Acute Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathies
Acute Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathy
Acute, Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
Autoimmune Neuropathies, Acute
Autoimmune Neuropathy, Acute
Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory
Guillain Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Familial
Guillaine Barre Syndrome
Guillaine-Barre Syndrome
Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute
Inflammatory Polyneuropathies, Acute
Inflammatory Polyneuropathy Acute
Inflammatory Polyneuropathy Acutes
Inflammatory Polyneuropathy, Acute
Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathies, Acute
Landry Guillain Barre Syndrome
Landry-Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Neuropathies, Acute Autoimmune
Neuropathy, Acute Autoimmune
Polyneuropathies, Acute Inflammatory
Polyneuropathy Acute, Inflammatory
Polyneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory
Polyneuropathy, Inflammatory Demyelinating, Acute
Polyradiculoneuropathies, Acute Inflammatory
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating
Syndrome, Guillain-Barre
Syndrome, Guillaine-Barre
Syndrome, Landry-Guillain-Barre
An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response directed towards peripheral myelin. Demyelination occurs in peripheral nerves and nerve roots. The process is often preceded by a viral or bacterial infection, surgery, immunization, lymphoma, or exposure to toxins. Common clinical manifestations include progressive weakness, loss of sensation, and loss of deep tendon reflexes. Weakness of respiratory muscles and autonomic dysfunction may occur. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1312-1314)