Acute flaccid paralysis in children is a medical emergency that can progress to respiratory failure within hours or days, noted Marie-Claire de Wit, MD, PhD, and Bart Jacobs, MD, PhD, both of the ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GBS affects about 1 in 100,000 people. An estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people develop GBS each year in the United States.

The syndrome strikes as many as 20 out of every 1 million people per year, and only in extremely rare cases does it occur after certain vaccinations. Dr. Anat Arbel, the study's corresponding ...

There are several types of GBS. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) develops in the peripheral nerves, which are usually responsible for communication among the brain, skin, and muscles.

I can't answer how to prevent reocurrence of all autoimmune diseases, as the strategies are specific to each disease, but for GBS, reocurrence is rare, with only about 5% of patients who've made a ...

Of a total of 28 cases of GBS in older adults after RSV vaccination that were reported to VAERS from May 2023 to mid-April 2024, 60.3% occurred after receipt of the Pfizer RSV vaccine and 39.3% ...

The prescribing information for two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines will now include a warning for the increased risk for Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) within 42 days of vaccination ...

While Guillain-Barré Syndrome cannot be spread from person to person, experts say it’s essential to focus on your hand hygiene and food choices if you’re traveling to areas with Guillain ...

Health authorities in Phulambri taluka have diagnosed three children from a local hamlet with Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP).

After 89 days in the hospital and being taken off a ventilator not once but twice, one woman is opening up about her battle with GBS and how it gave her a brand new outlook on life. Lindsey Patton is ...