ArticleBrain and behavior2018
Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics.
Article in Brain and behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Facial diplegia as the first manifestation of Burkitt lymphoma with a Guillain-Barré syndrome-like presentation: a case report.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Recurrent Miller Fisher Syndrome: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Isolated Ophthalmoplegia as an Atypical Manifestation of Miller Fisher Syndrome Post-viral Conjunctivitis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Where did the attack come from? The mysterious case of paralysis mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome: Case report.Medicine · 2025Article
- Pediatric Physiotherapeutic Approach for Guillain-Barre Syndrome Associated With Dengue Fever: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics.Brain and behavior · 2018Article
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Abstract
The Brighton Collaboration criteria have standardized the clinical and laboratory-supported diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) in a way that is applicable in many parts of the world with variable resources. The caveat within the criteria, "absence of an identified alternative diagnosis for weakness" makes GBS a diagnosis of exclusion. Accurate diagnosis of GBS requires a good understanding of an updated, locally contextualised list of mimics, and features that distinguish them from GBS.
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