Educational objective: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is charac | Uworld | Step 2ck

Educational objective: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is characterized by ascending weakness, bulbar symptoms (eg, dysarthria) and respiratory compromise after antecedent illness such as respiratory or gastrointestinal infection (especially Campylobacter jejun1). Cerebrospinal fluid analysis shows albuminocytologic dissociation. Treatment of GBS includes intravenous immunoglobulin or plasmapheresis.