What is Guillain-Barré syndrome?

Guillain Barre Syndrome is an acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response directed towards peripheral myelin. The process is often preceded by a viral or bacterial infection, surgery, immunization, lymphoma, or exposure to toxins.

How do members experience Guillain-Barré syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Guillain-Barré syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Guillain-Barré syndrome*

*Data from patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Guillain-Barré syndrome*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Gammaglobulin (IVIg))
Perceived effectiveness
for Guillain-Barré syndrome (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Guillain-Barré syndrome (1)

*Data from patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Guillain-Barré syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 16
30s 27
40s 46
50s 49
60s 55
70+ 48

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 93
Female 154