Guillain- Barre Syndrome (Contemporary Neurology Series)

Clinicians draw on their personal experience and the medical literature to provide a comprehensive view of Guillain-Barre syndrome. The background section covers the history, diagnostic criteria, and epidemiology; other sections cover the neurobiological basis, clinical features, laboratory investigation and differential diagnosis, and treatment and rehabilitation. Especially noteworthy are the details of an approach to managing patients who need respiratory support, which has reduced mortality from 25% to 4% over the past couple decades. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.