raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2103

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Synonyms: GBS · Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A clinically heterogeneous spectrum of rare post-infectious neuropathies that usually occur in otherwise healthy patients and encompasses acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN), Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) and some other regional variants.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enGuillain-Barré syndromeGBS · Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome
frSyndrome de Guillain-BarréSGB · Syndrome de Guillain-Barré-Strohl
deGuillain-Barré-SyndromGBS · Guillain-Barré-Strohl-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Guillain-BarréGBS · SGB · Síndrome de Guillain-Barré-Strohl
itSindrome di Guillain-BarréGBS · Sindrome di Guillain-Barre · Sindrome di Guillain-Barré-Strohl
nlSyndroom van Guillain-BarréGBS · Syndroom van Guillain-Barré-Strohl
ptSíndrome Guillain-Barré
plZespół Guillaina i BarrégoGBS · Zespół Guillaina, Barrégo i Strohla
csGuillainův-Barrého syndromGBS · AIDP · Guillainův-Barrého-Strohlův syndrom · Landryho-Guillainův-Barrého syndrom · Guillain-Barrého syndrom · Guillain-Barrého-Strohlův syndrom · Landry-Guillain-Barrého syndrom
ukСиндром Гієна-БарреGBS · Синдром Гійєна-Барре-Строля
zh吉兰巴雷综合征Guillain-Barré-Strohl综合征
trGuillain-Barre sendromuGBS · Guillain-Barré-Strohl sendromu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G61.0Especificvalidated
ICD-118C01.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016218Evalidated
MONDO16218Evalidated
MeSHD020275Evalidated
UMLSC0018378Evalidated
GARD6554Evalidated
MedDRA10018767Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

Children (4):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

7 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0001.45 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated19088488[PMID]_[EXPERT]_ ORPHANET
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0001.72 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated22846726[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.5 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_European Medicines Agency 2007[OTHER]_ ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00025 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated20066507[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0001.4 / 100 000EuropeValue and classNot yet validated22694000[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00012 / 100 000EgyptValue and classValidated23146298[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0002.42 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated27991707[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card