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Summary
Figure 1
Course of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), antecedent infections and anti-ganglioside antibodies
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Box 1 Box 3
Criteria for the diagnosis of typical Guillain-Barré syndrome Differential diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
(GBS) (adapted from Asbury [7])
Intracranial/spinal cord:
Features required for diagnosis: brain stem encephalitis, meningitis carcinomatosis/
progressive weakness in both arms and both legs; lymphomatosis, transverse myelitis, cord compression.
areflexia.
Anterior horn cells:
Features strongly supporting diagnosis: poliomyelitis, West Nile virus.
progression of symptoms over days to 4 weeks;
Spinal nerve roots:
relative symmetry of symptoms;
mild sensory symptoms or signs; compression, inflammation (e.g. Cytomegalovirus), CIDP,
cranial nerve involvement, especially bilateral weakness of meningitis carcinomatosis/lymphomatosis.
facial muscles; Peripheral nerves:
recovery beginning 2–4 weeks after progression ceases;
autonomic dysfunction; drug-induced neuropathy, acute intermittent porphyria, critical
absence of fever at onset; illness polyneuropathy, vasculitic neuropathy, diphtheria,
high concentration of protein in cerebrospinal fluid, with fewer vitamin B1 deficiency (Beri-beri), heavy metal or drug
cells than 10 10/L; intoxication, tick paralysis, metabolic disturbances
typical electrodiagnostic features; (hypokalaemia, hypophosphatemia, hypermagnesia,
pain (is often present). hypoglycemia).
diagnosis of botulism, myasthenia, poliomyelitis, or toxic myasthenia gravis, botulism, organophosphate poisoning.
neuropathy; Muscle:
abnormal porphyrin metabolism;
recent diphtheria;
critical illness polyneuromyopathy, polymyositis,
purely sensory syndrome, without weakness. dermatomyositis, acute rhabdomyolysis.
Table II
Criteria for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) for vaccinations or epidemiological research [21]
1 2 3
GBS-TRF patients:
Prognosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
more frequent cranial nerve dysfunction;
more rapid onset of weakness; Several studies have been published on the prognosis in GBS.
more severe weakness; Some of these found a relationship between electromyographic
only one or two TRF’s; (EMG) features and an increased chance to need artificial
first TRF sooner compared to deterioration in A-CIDP; ventilation or to have a poorer outcome. One large study
TRF(’s) occur(s) < 2 months from onset. showed that demyelinating features when assessing the per-
A-CIDP patients: onal nerve was related with a high chance needing artificial
ventilation [50]. We recently constructed and validated a pro-
no ventilatory support;
gnostic model, Erasmus GBS Respiratory Insufficiency Scale
more demyelinating features on EMG;
(EGRIS) that can be used already at the day of admission to
when three or more exacerbations;
when deterioration occurs > 2 months from onset.
determine the change for artificial ventilation [23]. Days bet-
ween onset of weakness and admission, Medical Research
Council sum score, and presence of facial and/or bulbar weak-
ness were the main predictors of mechanical ventilation. This
simple model only requiring clinical features potentially can be
of great help to make decisions where to admit patients: at a
general neurology ward or at the intensive care unit. Regarding
of pain is important because specific treatments can be offered
the prognosis of outcome after one to 6 months from onset,
[11,46].
age is generally considered to be a poor prognostic factor.
Autonomic failure Another prognostic model (Erasmus GBS Outcome Scale) has
been constructed and validated to determine outcome after
Autonomic dysfunction, like labile blood pressure, tachycardia
6 months [51]. A modification of this model (mEGOS) showed
or heart rate disturbances, often occurs in GBS patients. Reco-
that it is already possible to determine outcome 1 week after
gnition of autonomic dysfunction is important, because it may
hospital admission. When using three simple clinical factors:
be an important cause of death in GBS. Three to 10% of patients
high age, preceding diarrhea, and low Medical Research Council
die, presumable partly due to (sudden) autonomic failure. It is
sum score both at hospital admission and at 1 week were
yet not well possible to predict which patients will develop
independently associated with being unable to walk at
serious autonomic failure and therefore need continue moni-
4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months (all P 0.05–0.001). This
toring [47]. From observational studies, it seems that patients
model offers the possibility to select patients with a poor
not only die while being admitted on an ICU due to serious
prognosis already within the first week after admission. This
autonomic failure or pulmonary problems, but also the first
is important, not only for counseling, but also when considering
period after discharge from an ICU can be a high-risk period
more intensified treatment for GBS already early in the course
especially when a patient has a tracheostoma and stasis of
of disease. In this early phase of disease, it is more likely that
sputum.
intensified treatment is still effective because irreversible nerve
The presence and treatment of severe fatigue after damage has not yet been occurred. We now use this mEGOS to
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) select patients to study the effect of a second-dose immuno-
globulin (SID-GBS trial). Prognosis of GBS is an important issue
Fatigue after GBS is an important problem. It was found that
because treatment really needs to be improved. In light of this,
severe fatigue was even present in 60–80% of patients. Eighty
it is of extreme importance that the Inflammatory Neuropathy
percent of patients reported fatigue as being among their three
Consortium (INC) has recently started a large international
most disabling symptoms [48]. A 12-week bicycle exercise
collaborative study. This International GBS outcome study
training however was likely to be effective in 16 severely
(IGOS) is conducted by a worldwide consortium of neurologists,
fatigued but neurologically well-recovered GBS and four stable
it investigates outcome especially in relation to clinical, immu-
CIDP patients [49]. The rather intensive, three times weekly
nological, microbiological, and genetic factors.
training program we used was well tolerated in patients who
were neurologically rather well recovered from GBS, and self-
reported fatigue scores decreased significantly. Physical fitness, Future directions
functional outcome, and quality of life were also improved. A New treatment options in GBS are absolutely necessary
RCT however still needs to be done. Although the effect of the because the prognosis in a large group of GBS patients is
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still far from good. One option in the acute phase could be a A new trial design in a selected population (like is being done in
second IVIg treatment in patients with a poor prognosis. The the SID-GBS RCT) uses covariate adjustment which reduces the
SID-GBS RCT is going on in The Netherlands, and the interna- sample size required to reach sufficient power [53]. Using the
tional second-dose IVIg study (I-SID-GBS) has been started. most appropriate outcome measurements to evaluate the effect
Recent experiments indicate that agents that interfere with of treatment is essential. This is currently under investigation in
complement activation are potentially attractive candidates to the Peripheral Neuropathy Outcome Study (Perinoms) [54]. New
be tested in a very early phase of GBS [52]. Since it is now trials investigating less aggressive treatments are also indicated
possible to predict outcome in individual patients more accura- in mildly affected patients, and possibly also in patients with MFS.
tely, new drugs like eculizumab or other regimens could be More attention should be paid to pain, autonomic dysfunction,
tested especially in a restricted GBS population with a poor and severe fatigue, all yet often under-recognised conditions.
prognosis. Focus also on the pathophysiological effect of treat- The Inflammatory Neuropathy Consortium (INC) is an excellent
ment, such as studying the mechanism of action of IVIg, poten- platform to conduct these studies.
tially could also lead to more personalized treatment once it is
shown that some patients require other IVIg dosages or treat- Disclosure of interest: the author initiated the ongoing randomized
controlled second-dose IVIg trial in GBS patients with a poor prognosis (SID-
ment regimens. Treatment trials, especially in rare diseases, GBS), sponsored by Sanquin; and the international second-dose IVIg
usually require a long period of time to include sufficient patients. prospective follow-up study in GBS (I-SID-GBS) sponsored by Talecris.
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