Abstract:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is caused by an inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy, which most commonly results from acute demyelination produced by a CD4 T-cell mediated response against myelin proteins. Axonal forms have also been recognized. Molecular mimicry between components of the bacterial wall of Campylobacter jejuni and gangliocytes in the membranes of peripheral axons may be responsible for some cases of axonal GBS. Immune therapy with plasma exchange or intravenous immunoglobulin is the standard of … Show more
“…Sequelae derived from infection by this pathogen can include clinical entities such as Guillain-Barre syndrome (Rabinstein, 2007), Reiter's syndrome or reactive arthritis (Pope, Krizova, Garg, Thiessen-Philbrook, & Ouimet, 2007;Townes, 2010).…”
“…Sequelae derived from infection by this pathogen can include clinical entities such as Guillain-Barre syndrome (Rabinstein, 2007), Reiter's syndrome or reactive arthritis (Pope, Krizova, Garg, Thiessen-Philbrook, & Ouimet, 2007;Townes, 2010).…”
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