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'''Guillain-Barré syndrome''' ('''GBS''') is an acute, autoimmune, [[neuropathy|polyradiculoneuropathy]] affecting the [[peripheral nervous system]], usually triggered by an acute infectious process. | '''Guillain-Barré syndrome''' ('''GBS''') is an acute, autoimmune, [[neuropathy|polyradiculoneuropathy]] affecting the [[peripheral nervous system]], usually triggered by an acute infectious process. | ||
==Other diagnostic studies== | ==Other diagnostic studies== | ||
ECD is used almost every time to verify symptoms, but because of the acute nature of the disease, they may not become abnormal until after the first week of onset of signs and symptoms. | ECD is used almost every time to verify symptoms, but because of the acute nature of the disease, they may not become abnormal until after the first week of onset of signs and symptoms. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [2]
Overview
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, autoimmune, polyradiculoneuropathy affecting the peripheral nervous system, usually triggered by an acute infectious process.
Other diagnostic studies
ECD is used almost every time to verify symptoms, but because of the acute nature of the disease, they may not become abnormal until after the first week of onset of signs and symptoms. The following tests may be ordered:
- Electrodiagnostics -
- Electromyography (EMG)-EMG tests the electrical activity in muscles. It may show that nerves do not react properly to stimulation.
- Nerve conduction study
- (NCS) may show prolonged distal latencies, conduction slowing, conduction block, and temporal dispersion of compound action potential in demyelinating cases.
- In primary axonal damage, the findings include reduced amplitude of the action potentials without conduction slowing.
- Nerve motor action potentials may be decreased. Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude may be decreased.
- The extent of decreased action potentials correlates with prognosis. Prolonged distal latencies may be present. Abnormal H-reflex may be noted.
- Needle examination shows profuse and early denervation potentials also support the conclusion that there has been axonal injury