Guillain-Barre syndrome with severe persistent disability: relationship to hyperacute Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a heterogeneous condition with a variable prognosis. We studied nine patients who were unable to walk unaided 12 months after the onset of their illness to discover whether they belonged to a more homogeneous subgroup. Sis of the nine patients had symptoms of gastroe...