Guillain-Barré syndrome: clinical variants and their pathogenesis.
Numerous clinical subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been described over the century since the original description of the syndrome. These variants of Guillain-Barré syndrome are discussed and their immunological pathogenesis reviewed.
University Hospital Birmingham, UK. j.b.winer@bham.ac.uk
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D000818:Animals; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000276:immunology*; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology