RT Book, Section A1 Hauser, Stephen L. A1 Amato, Anthony A. A2 Hauser, Stephen L. A2 Josephson, S. Andrew SR Print(0) ID 1147191109 T1 GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME AND OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED NEUROPATHIES T2 Harrison's Neurology in Clinical Medicine, 4e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259835865 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147191109 RD 2024/03/28 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.