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. 2018 Apr 10;8(5):e00960.
doi: 10.1002/brb3.960. eCollection 2018 May.

Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics

Sai Leong Tham  1 , Kalpana Prasad  2 , Thirugnanam Umapathi  2
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Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics

Sai Leong Tham et al. Brain Behav. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: : acute flaccid paralysis; Brighton Collaboration criteria for Guillain–Barré syndrome; Guillain–Barré syndrome; acute polyradiculoneuropathy; mimics of Guillain–Barré syndrome.

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