Journal Article

Guillain–Barré syndrome and Fisher syndrome: Case definitions and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data

Sejvar, James J., Hughes, Richard, Heininger, Ulrich, Maltezou, Helena C., Baxter, Roger, Khuri-Bulos, Najwa, Kohl, Katrin S., Munro, Ursula, Sparks, Robert, Burwen, Dale R., Law, Barbara J., Cornblath, David R., Edwards, Kathryn M., Nell, Patricia, Vermeer, Patricia, Wiznitzer, Max, Oleske, James, Gidudu, Jane, Velentgas, Priscilla, Bakshi, Nandini, Amato, Anthony, Korinthenberg, Rudolf, Cleerbout, Jan

2011

Overview

To guide the decision-making for the case definition and guidelines, a literature search was performed by a Cochrane Collaboration professional search person for Guillain-Barré syndrome and other peripheral neuropathies in the context of immunization (MEDLINE 1976-2006; search terms included among others \"Guillain-Barré syndrome\", \"acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy\", \"peripheral neuropathy\", \"peripheral demyelination\", \"vaccine\", and \"immunization\"). First described by French neurologists Guillain, Barré, and Stohl in 1916, understanding of the disorder has increased tremendously in the past 2 decades [5]. 0 Healthy 1 Minor symptoms or signs of neuropathy but capable of manual work/capable of running 2 Able to walk without support of a stick (5m across an open space) but incapable of manual work/running 3 Able to walk with a stick, appliance, or support (5m across an open space) 4 Confined to bed or chair bound 5 Requiring assisted ventilation (for any part of the day or night) 6 Death

• Publisher: Elsevier Ltd,Elsevier,Elsevier Limited
• Subject: Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy / Adverse event / Allergy and Immunology / Applied microbiology / Biological and medical sciences / Case definition / Collaboration / Data Collection - methods / Fisher syndrome / Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology / Guidelines / Guillain-Barre Syndrome - diagnosis / Guillain-Barre Syndrome - pathology / Guillain–Barré syndrome / Humans / Illnesses / Immunization / Immunization - adverse effects / Immunization - methods / Incidence / Medical research / Microbiology / Neuropathy / Spinal cord / Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects)