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Acute infective polyneuritis

MedGen UID:
782514
•Concept ID:
C3542501
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Autoimmune Neuropathies; Acute Autoimmune Neuropathy; Acute Infectious Polyneuritis; Autoimmune Neuropathies, Acute; Autoimmune Neuropathy, Acute; Infectious Polyneuritis, Acute; Neuropathy, Acute Autoimmune; Polyneuritis, Acute Infectious
SNOMED CT: Acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (40956001); Acute idiopathic polyneuritis (40956001); Acute infective polyneuritis (129131007); Post-infectious polyneuritis (193174005); Acute post-infective radiculoneuropathy (40956001); Acute inflammatory neuropathy (40956001); Ascending paralysis (40956001)

Definition

An acute inflammatory process affecting the peripheral nervous system and nerve roots. It results in demyelination. It is often caused by an acute viral or bacterial infection. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
van Doorn PA, Van den Bergh PYK, Hadden RDM, Avau B, Vankrunkelsven P, Attarian S, Blomkwist-Markens PH, Cornblath DR, Goedee HS, Harbo T, Jacobs BC, Kusunoki S, Lehmann HC, Lewis RA, Lunn MP, Nobile-Orazio E, Querol L, Rajabally YA, Umapathi T, Topaloglu HA, Willison HJ
Eur J Neurol 2023 Dec;30(12):3646-3674. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.1111/ene.16073. PMID: 37814552
Diagnosis and management of Guillain-Barré syndrome in ten steps.
Leonhard SE, Mandarakas MR, Gondim FAA, Bateman K, Ferreira MLB, Cornblath DR, van Doorn PA, Dourado ME, Hughes RAC, Islam B, Kusunoki S, Pardo CA, Reisin R, Sejvar JJ, Shahrizaila N, Soares C, Umapathi T, Wang Y, Yiu EM, Willison HJ, Jacobs BC
Nat Rev Neurol 2019 Nov;15(11):671-683. Epub 2019 Sep 20 doi: 10.1038/s41582-019-0250-9. PMID: 31541214Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
van den Berg B, Walgaard C, Drenthen J, Fokke C, Jacobs BC, van Doorn PA
Nat Rev Neurol 2014 Aug;10(8):469-82. Epub 2014 Jul 15 doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.121. PMID: 25023340

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Maternal and newborn outcomes in pregnancies complicated by Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Taylor S, Czuzoj-Shulman N, Spence AR, Abenhaim HA
J Perinat Med 2024 Oct 28;52(8):870-877. Epub 2024 Aug 20 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0310. PMID: 39166984
Sixth Nerve Palsy in Children Etiology, Long-Term Course, and a Diagnostic Algorithm.
Hanna FA, Jabaly-Habib H, Halachmi-Eyal O, Hujierat M, Sakran W, Spiegel R
J Child Neurol 2022 Mar;37(4):281-287. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/08830738211035912. PMID: 34879720
Tick Paralysis Case Series: An 11-Year Institutional Case Series.
Pontiff K, Woodward C, McMahon P
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Dec 1;37(12):589-592. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002572. PMID: 34908374
Incidence of Campylobacter-Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome Estimated from Health Insurance Data.
Scallan Walter EJ, Crim SM, Bruce BB, Griffin PM
Foodborne Pathog Dis 2020 Jan;17(1):23-28. Epub 2019 Sep 11 doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2652. PMID: 31509036
Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction.
Stefanelli P, Bellino S, Fiore S, Fontana S, Amato C, Buttinelli G; Regional Reference Centres of the National Surveillance System for Acute flaccid paralysis
BMC Public Health 2019 Nov 15;19(1):1532. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7617-0. PMID: 31730455Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Maternal and newborn outcomes in pregnancies complicated by Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Taylor S, Czuzoj-Shulman N, Spence AR, Abenhaim HA
J Perinat Med 2024 Oct 28;52(8):870-877. Epub 2024 Aug 20 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0310. PMID: 39166984
Sixth Nerve Palsy in Children Etiology, Long-Term Course, and a Diagnostic Algorithm.
Hanna FA, Jabaly-Habib H, Halachmi-Eyal O, Hujierat M, Sakran W, Spiegel R
J Child Neurol 2022 Mar;37(4):281-287. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/08830738211035912. PMID: 34879720
Tick Paralysis Case Series: An 11-Year Institutional Case Series.
Pontiff K, Woodward C, McMahon P
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Dec 1;37(12):589-592. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002572. PMID: 34908374
Incidence of Campylobacter-Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome Estimated from Health Insurance Data.
Scallan Walter EJ, Crim SM, Bruce BB, Griffin PM
Foodborne Pathog Dis 2020 Jan;17(1):23-28. Epub 2019 Sep 11 doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2652. PMID: 31509036
Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction.
Stefanelli P, Bellino S, Fiore S, Fontana S, Amato C, Buttinelli G; Regional Reference Centres of the National Surveillance System for Acute flaccid paralysis
BMC Public Health 2019 Nov 15;19(1):1532. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7617-0. PMID: 31730455Free PMC Article

Therapy

Guillain-Barré syndrome following the 2009 pandemic monovalent and seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination campaigns in Spain from 2009 to 2011: outcomes from active surveillance by a neurologist network, and records from a country-wide hospital discharge database.
Alcalde-Cabero E, Almazán-Isla J, García López FJ, Ara-Callizo JR, Avellanal F, Casasnovas C, Cemillán C, Cuadrado JI, Duarte J, Fernández-Pérez MD, Fernández Ó, Merino JA, Montero RG, Montero D, Pardo J, Rodríguez-Rivera FJ, Ruiz-Tovar M, de Pedro-Cuesta J; Spanish GBS Epidemiology Study Group
BMC Neurol 2016 May 21;16:75. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0598-z. PMID: 27206524Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Sixth Nerve Palsy in Children Etiology, Long-Term Course, and a Diagnostic Algorithm.
Hanna FA, Jabaly-Habib H, Halachmi-Eyal O, Hujierat M, Sakran W, Spiegel R
J Child Neurol 2022 Mar;37(4):281-287. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/08830738211035912. PMID: 34879720
Incidence of Campylobacter-Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome Estimated from Health Insurance Data.
Scallan Walter EJ, Crim SM, Bruce BB, Griffin PM
Foodborne Pathog Dis 2020 Jan;17(1):23-28. Epub 2019 Sep 11 doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2652. PMID: 31509036
Guillain-Barré syndrome following the 2009 pandemic monovalent and seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination campaigns in Spain from 2009 to 2011: outcomes from active surveillance by a neurologist network, and records from a country-wide hospital discharge database.
Alcalde-Cabero E, Almazán-Isla J, García López FJ, Ara-Callizo JR, Avellanal F, Casasnovas C, Cemillán C, Cuadrado JI, Duarte J, Fernández-Pérez MD, Fernández Ó, Merino JA, Montero RG, Montero D, Pardo J, Rodríguez-Rivera FJ, Ruiz-Tovar M, de Pedro-Cuesta J; Spanish GBS Epidemiology Study Group
BMC Neurol 2016 May 21;16:75. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0598-z. PMID: 27206524Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Maternal and newborn outcomes in pregnancies complicated by Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Taylor S, Czuzoj-Shulman N, Spence AR, Abenhaim HA
J Perinat Med 2024 Oct 28;52(8):870-877. Epub 2024 Aug 20 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0310. PMID: 39166984
Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction.
Stefanelli P, Bellino S, Fiore S, Fontana S, Amato C, Buttinelli G; Regional Reference Centres of the National Surveillance System for Acute flaccid paralysis
BMC Public Health 2019 Nov 15;19(1):1532. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7617-0. PMID: 31730455Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome following the 2009 pandemic monovalent and seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination campaigns in Spain from 2009 to 2011: outcomes from active surveillance by a neurologist network, and records from a country-wide hospital discharge database.
Alcalde-Cabero E, Almazán-Isla J, García López FJ, Ara-Callizo JR, Avellanal F, Casasnovas C, Cemillán C, Cuadrado JI, Duarte J, Fernández-Pérez MD, Fernández Ó, Merino JA, Montero RG, Montero D, Pardo J, Rodríguez-Rivera FJ, Ruiz-Tovar M, de Pedro-Cuesta J; Spanish GBS Epidemiology Study Group
BMC Neurol 2016 May 21;16:75. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0598-z. PMID: 27206524Free PMC Article

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