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Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Nursing)

Thy P. Nguyen  1 , Roger S. Taylor  2 , Andrea G. Renwanz Boyle  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Nursing)

Thy P. Nguyen et al.
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Excerpt

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute, flaccid, neuromuscular paralysis in the United States. Guillain-Barre syndrome was first discovered more than a century ago. Advances in the past century include investigating the immune-mediated pathophysiology of the disease, recognizing the spectrum of presentations, advancing diagnostic modalities, prognostic models, and performing randomized trials of treatments to improve outcome. Given the morbidity that can occur without treatment, all clinicians and nurses should have a knowledge of this rare disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Thy Nguyen declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Roger Taylor declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Andrea Renwanz Boyle declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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