[HTML][HTML] Guillain–Barré syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis

B Van den Berg, C Walgaard, J Drenthen… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a potentially life-threatening postinfectious disease
characterized by rapidly progressive, symmetrical weakness of the extremities. About 25% of …

[HTML][HTML] Guillain-barre syndrome

HJ Willison, BC Jacobs, PA van Doorn - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common and most severe acute paralytic neuropathy,
with about 100 000 people developing the disorder every year worldwide. Under 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps

SE Leonhard, MR Mandarakas, FAA Gondim… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

The Guillain–Barré syndrome: a true case of molecular mimicry

CW Ang, BC Jacobs, JD Laman - Trends in immunology, 2004 - cell.com
Molecular mimicry between microbial antigens and host tissue forms an attractive
hypothetical mechanism for the triggering of autoimmune disease by preceding infections …

A clinical prognostic scoring system for Guillain-Barré syndrome

R van Koningsveld, EW Steyerberg… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute post-infectious immune-
mediated peripheral neuropathy with a highly variable clinical course and outcome. We …

Regional variation of Guillain-Barré syndrome

AY Doets, C Verboon, B Van Den Berg, T Harbo… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder regarding the clinical presentation,
electrophysiological subtype and outcome. Previous single country reports indicate that …

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 …

Campylobacter jejuni infections and anti‐GM1 antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

BC Jacobs, PA van Doorn, AP Tio‐Gillen… - Annals of Neurology …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The group of patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) is very heterogenous with regard
to antecedent infections, immunological parameters, clinical manifestations, and response to …

[HTML][HTML] The crucial role of Campylobacter jejuni genes in anti-ganglioside antibody induction in Guillain-Barré syndrome

PCR Godschalk, AP Heikema, M Gilbert… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Molecular mimicry of Campylobacter jejuni lipo-oligosaccharides (LOS) with gangliosides in
nervous tissue is considered to induce cross-reactive antibodies that lead to Guillain-Barré …