Open AccessGuillain–Barré syndrome mimics
Author(s) -
Tham Sai Leong,
Prasad Kalpana,
Umapathi Thirugnanam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
brain and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 2162-3279
DOI - 10.1002/brb3.960
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , ophthalmoparesis , weakness , pediatrics , flaccid paralysis , zika virus , intensive care medicine , paralysis , surgery , immunology , ptosis , virus
The Brighton Collaboration criteria have standardized the clinical and laboratory‐supported diagnosis of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) in a way that is applicable in many parts of the world with variable resources. The caveat within the criteria, “absence of an identified alternative diagnosis for weakness” makes GBS a diagnosis of exclusion. Accurate diagnosis of GBS requires a good understanding of an updated, locally contextualised list of mimics, and features that distinguish them from GBS.