Types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Question 1

Types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Answer 1

1. Ascending GBS
2. Purely motor with no altered sensation
3. Descending GBS
4. Miller-Fisher variant

Question 2

Types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Weakness in the lower extremities which progresses upward and has potential for respiratory failure

Answer 2

Ascending GBS

Question 3

Types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Affects the head and neck

Answer 3

Descending GBS

Question 4

Types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Rarest type (ataxia, areflexia, opthalmoplegia)

Answer 4

Miller-Fisher variant