TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Other Immune-Mediated Neuropathies A1 - Hauser, Stephen L. A1 - Amato, Anthony A. A2 - Kasper, Dennis A2 - Fauci, Anthony A2 - Hauser, Stephen A2 - Longo, Dan A2 - Jameson, J. Larry A2 - Loscalzo, Joseph Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e AB - Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, frequently severe, and fulminant polyradiculoneuropathy that is autoimmune in nature. It occurs year-round at a rate of between 1 and 4 cases per 100,000 annually; in the United States, ~5000–6000 cases occur per year. Males are at slightly higher risk for GBS than females, and in Western countries, adults are more frequently affected than children. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/05/20 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1120819945 ER -