Zika virus and Guillain-Barré Syndrome: what do we know?




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Summary: There is concern that, despite being a rare complication of the Zika virus, we could see a steady rise in the number of cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). In preparation for this, it is important that clinicians are able to appropriately identify and differentiate between Zika-associated GBS and other neurological disorders. In this podcast, Professor Antonino Uncini (University ‘G’ d’Annunzio’, Chieti, Italy) discusses Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and it’s associations with Zika virus, as well as its clinical and electrophysiological subtypes. <p>Read the full paper by Uncini, A., Shahrizaila, N., &amp; Kuwabara, S. here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/88/3/266.</p>