England J D
Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.
Annu Rev Med. 1990;41:1-6. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.000245.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute inflammatory demyelinative neuropathy usually presenting as a symmetric areflexic paralysis. An immunologic pathogenesis is likely. Early diagnosis is important since good supportive care and plasmapheresis can decrease morbidity and hasten recovery.
