Pathogénie du syndrome de Guillain-Barré

Role of infection in the Guillain-Barre syndrome

“…First, that it is a primary virus infection, and, secondly, that it is a form of 'neuro-allergy' (Furtado, 1950) with the allergic state resulting from either an antecedent illness (usually a virus disease) or an immunizing injection. The terms 'acute infectious polyneuritis' and 'acute post-infective polyneuritis' exemplify these two contrasting views.…”