Guillain-Barre syndrome: Guillain-BarrC) syndrome (GBS) is the term used to describe a spectrum of rare post-infectious neuropathies that usually occur in otherwise healthy patients. GBS is clinically heterogeneous and encompasses acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN), Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS; see these terms) and some other regional variants.
| Name | G6_GUILBAR |
|---|---|
| Long name | Guillain-Barre syndrome |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G610, ICD-8: 35401 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G610, ICD-8: 35401 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
| Latin name | Syndroma Guillain-Barré |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 213 | 101 | 112 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 46.81 | 44.92 | 48.50 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.23 | 1.98 | 6.25 |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 44.60 | 39.60 | 49.11 |
before Guillain-Barre syndrome
after Guillain-Barre syndrome
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