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Guillain-Barré syndrome

Author(s) -

Udaya Seneviratne

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

postgraduate medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1469-0756

pISSN - 0032-5473

DOI - 10.1136/pmj.76.902.774

Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , pathological , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , antibody , immunology , immune system , autoimmunity , immunoglobulin g , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology

Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder encompassing a heterogeneous group of pathological and clinical entities. Antecedent infections are thought to trigger an immune response, which subsequently cross reacts with nerves leading to demyelination or axonal degeneration. Both intravenous immunoglobulin treatment and plasma exchange have been found to be equally beneficial. Several factors are useful in predicting the outcome of these patients.

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