BACKGROUND The consequences of emergency intubation in Guillain-Barré syndrome are not known. OBJECTIVE To review data from patients admitted to the intensive care unit with recent diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome and intubation for respiratory failure. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS The database of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome admitted to the intensive care units during the pas...

Objetivo: Sintetizar através de uma revisão pesquisas realizadas sobre os cuidados enfermagem aos pacientes portadores da Síndrome Guillain-Barré, juntamente com assistência sistematizada. Método: Realizou-se um estudo literatura do tipo sistemática, que proporcionou a síntese conhecimento e abordagem dos síndrome Guillain-Barré (SGB). Para buscas das publicações utilizou as seguintes bases dad...

Criteria for the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome are reaffirmed. Electrodiagnostic criteria are expanded and specific detail added.

Introducción: El síndrome de Guillain- Barré ha sido asociado a la infección por el virus SARS-CoV-2 desde los inicios pandemia.

Recent studies of Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults have shown that the requirement for assisted ventilation correlates closely with a poor outcome, and the need for ventilation is now being used as an indication for plasmapheresis. As comparable studies in children have not been performed we reviewed our experience of patients who had Guillain-Barré syndrome severe enough to require assisted v...

This special commentary refers to ‘Epidemiological and cohort study finds no association between COVID-19 Guillain-Barré syndrome’ by Keddie et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awaa433).

Background and Objectives: Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome (GBS) is an acute-onset, monophasic, immune-mediated polyneuropathy that often follows an antecedent infection. Special nutritional support has an important role in these patients. Methods: A 6 years old girl with GBS was admitted to PICU of Dr. Sheikh Children Hospital (Mashhad, Iran). Chief compliance for hospitalization was inability to w...