History of acute polyradiculoneuropathy (part 2): From 1916 to 2019

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Mathis, Stéphane | Soulages, Antoine | Le Masson, Gwendal | Vallat, Jean Michel

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International audience. First reported by Guillain, Barré, and Strohl during the Great War, the concept of "Guillain-Barré syndrome"(GBS) progressively emerged as a clinical entity in its own right. Despite many debates about its clinical and pathophysiologic characteristics, GBS is now recognized as a disease throughout the world. We describe here the main steps of the rich history of GBS, from 1916 to the present. © American Academy of Neurology.

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