Prevalence and Incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Prevalance of Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
about 1 in 100,000 (NWHIC) ... see also overview of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "about 1 in 100,000 (NWHIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
For details see prevalence of types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome analysis; summary of available prevalence data:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Rare Disease
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Guillain-Barre Syndrome, or a subtype of Guillain-Barre Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Guillain-Barre Syndrome as a "rare disease".
More information about Guillain-Barre Syndrome is available from Orphanet
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
about 1 in 100,000 (NWHIC) ... see also overview of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "about 1 in 100,000 (NWHIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
2,720 per year,
226 per month,
52 per week,
7 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "about 1 in 100,000 (NWHIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder, afflicting about 1
person in 100,000. (Source: excerpt from NIAID Guillain Barre Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
The syndrome is rare,
however, afflicting only about one person in 100,000. (Source: excerpt from Guillain-Barre Syndrome: NWHIC)
Prevelance statistics for Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
- GBS affects men and women equally in the US (NIH, The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
- GBS affects 1 person per 100,000 population in the US (NIH, The National Women’s Health Centre, 2004)
- more statistics...»
Prevalence/Incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Online Medical Books
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Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration,
for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Guillain-Barré syndrome:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Precisely what causes Guillain-Barré syndrome is unknown, but it may be a cell-mediated immunologic attack on peripheral nerves in response to a virus. The major pathologic effect is segmental demyelination of the peripheral nerves. Because this syndrome causes inflammation and degenerative changes in both the posterior (sensory) and anterior (motor) nerve roots, signs of sensory and motor losses occur simultaneously.
This syndrome (also called infectious polyneuritis, Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome, and acute idiopathic polyneuritis) can occur at any age but is most common between ages 30 and 50; it affects both sexes equally. In the United States, it has an incidence of 0.6 to 2.4 cases per 100,000 people.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Guillain Barré Syndrome:
Guillain Barré Syndrome - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
Guillain Barré Syndrome - incidence
Overall yearly incidence rate of 0.6–1.9 cases per 100,000. Of 95 reported pediatric GBS patients, 45 were age 1–5 years, 36 were age 6–10 years, and 14 were age 11–15 years.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Guillain-Barre Syndrome usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Guillain-Barre Syndrome at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Guillain-Barre Syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
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