title: Guillain Barré syndrome and other immune mediated neuropathies: diagnosis and classification.
abstract: Immune mediated neuropathies are uncommon but important to diagnose because they are potentially treatable. This chapter summarizes the clinical approach to diagnosis of Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), and related neuropathies which are thought to be caused by direct autoimmune attack on peripheral nerves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Adi Hersalis
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Eldar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, Israel; The Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Electronic address: jchapman@post.tau.ac.il.
authors.forename: Joab
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005732:Gangliosides
keywords: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Guillain Barré syndrome; Multifocal motor neuropathy; POEMS