Disorder | Featured characteristics | Supportive evidence |
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BBE | Acute ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, disturbed consc-iousness or hypereflexia | Abnormal lesions on brain MRI; EEG showing abnormal slow-wave activity; anti-GQ1b IgG antibody in serum; Albuminocytological dissociation in the CSF |
MFS | Acute ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia | Albuminocytological dissociation in the CSF; anti-GQ1b IgG antibody in serum |
GBS | Acute symmetrical limb weakness and areflexia | Albuminocytological dissociation in the CSF; relatively mild sensory loss; cranial neuropathy; EMG showing demyelination or axonal damage in peripheral nerves and spinal roots |