Clinical features in patients with various forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome
| Clinical features | AIDP (n = 82) | FS (n = 32) | Axonal forms (n = 6) | Unclassified (n = 47) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced or absent tendon reflexes | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Limb weakness | 99*** | 25 | 100 | 100 |
| Sensory disturbance | 65 | 59 | 67 | 60 |
| Sensory symptoms | 54 | 34 | 67 | 49 |
| Sensory signs | 52 | 50 | 17 | 36 |
| External ophthalmoplegia | 17*** | 100 | 17 | 21 |
| Trigeminal dysfunction | 15 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Facial weakness | 49 | 50 | 17 | 34 |
| Bulbar weakness | 52 | 59 | 17 | 47 |
| Respiratory failure | 32*** | 0 | 17 | 23 |
| Autonomic dysfunction | 273-160 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Sinus tachycardia | 20 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Bladder dysfunction | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sinus bradycardia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweating disturbance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hypertension | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypotension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ataxia | 13*** | 100 | 33 | 26 |
| Ptosis | 10*** | 59 | 17 | 11 |
| Limb dysmetria | 4*** | 44 | 17 | 6 |
↵3-160 P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001 v FS subgroup.
AIDP = Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; FS = Fisher syndrome. All the values are given as a percentage.