Table 1: Brighton criteria for GBS [10].
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|
Level of diagnostic certainty |
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|
Diagnostic criteria |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
4 |
|
Bilateral and flaccid weakness of limbs |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
+/− |
|
Decreased or absent deep tendon reflexes in weak limbs |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
+/− |
|
Monophasic course and time between onset-nadir 12 h to 28 days |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
+/− |
|
CSF cell count < 50/μl |
+ |
+a |
− |
|
+/− |
|
CSF protein concentration > normal value |
+ |
+/−a |
− |
|
+/− |
|
NCS findings consistent with one of the subtypes of GBS |
+ |
+/− |
− |
|
+/− |
|
Absence of alternative diagnosis for weakness |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
+ |