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THE OPHTHALMOPLEGIC FORM OF THE GUILLAIN‐BARRE‐SYNDROME: AN IMMUNOLOGIC STUDY
Author(s) -
BEHAN PETER O.,
GESCHWIND NORMAN
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1973.tb06032.x
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , immunology , peripheral , myelin , antigen , pathogenesis , immunity , immune system , central nervous system
The exact pathogenesis of the ophthalmoplegic form of the Guillain‐Barre syndrome is not understood. Detailed immunologic studies in a classical case of this entity showed cell‐mediated immunity to peripheral nerve antigens but not to central myelin antigens. It is concluded thas this syndrome is a true variant of Guillain‐Barre polyneuritis and that the lesions are peripheral and not central as often postulated.