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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(08): 600-603
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170093
HISTORICAL NOTE

Guillain-Barré syndrome: celebrating a century

Síndrome de Guillain-Barré: celebração de um século
Marcos R. G. de Freitas
1   Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro, Serviço de Neurologia; Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil;
,
Cecília M. Vidal
1   Universidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro, Serviço de Neurologia; Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil;
,
Marco Orsini
2   Universidade Severino Sombra, Programa de Mestrado em Ciências Aplicada em Saúde, USS, Vassouras RJ, Brasil.
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ABSTRACT

A hundred years ago, Guillain, Barré and Strohl described a syndrome with a predominant motor acute or subacute polyneuritis, albumin-cytologic dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid, and a benign course. Before them, many other authors, such as Landry, Duménil, Osler, and Grainger Stewart had described similar cases although they had not performed lumbar punctures. In this work, we outline certain features of the beginning of this famous syndrome.

RESUMO

Há 100 anos três médicos franceses, Guillain, Barré e Strohl descreveram um tipo de polineuropatia aguda ou subaguda de predomínio motor com dissociação albumino-citológica no líquido cefalorraquiano e de evolução benigna. Antes destes, outros autores, como Landry, Duménil, Chomel, Osler e Grainger Stewart, estudaram casos similares, porém não realizaram punção lombar. Neste trabalho procuramos sintetizar alguns fatos importantes no início da descrição desta síndrome.

Guillain-Barre syndrome - neuritis
síndrome de Guillain-Barré - neurite


Publication History

Received: 25 February 2017
Received: 10 May 2017

Accepted: 16 May 2017

Article published online:
05 September 2023

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