Clinical presentation- Recent history of viral infection, some may have recently received vaccination. GBS is characterized by muscle weakness and areflexia. Symptoms tend to be symmetrical and ascending from legs to trunk and arms. Respiratory failure is attributed to mechanical failure and fatigue of intercostals and diaphragm. GBS does not affect level of consciousness, cognitive function or pupillary signs.
Diagnosis is based on clinical picture.
Insidious onset, unilateral, unknown etiology. Clinical Presentation- Symptoms develop slowly, so years may pass before a diagnosis is established. A chronic, degenerative disease that affects the myelin sheath and conduction pathways of the central nervous system. Illness is characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation. Etiology is unknown, thought to be either due to a viral infection or an autoimmune response.