Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
| About underlying conditions: With a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Guillain-Barre Syndrome. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis |
Underlying conditions list: The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Guillain-Barre Syndrome includes:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome as a complication: Other conditions that might have Guillain-Barre Syndrome as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Guillain-Barre Syndrome as a complication includes:
Underlying conditions discussion:
It is estimated that approximately
one in every 1000 reported campylobacteriosis cases leads to Guillain-Barré
syndrome. As many as 40% of Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in this
country may be triggered by campylobacteriosis.1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Campylobacter Infections General: DBMD
Last revision:
May 28, 2003
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