Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is indexed under Autoimmune & Inflammatory, peripheral nerve autoimmune.

US prevalence
No US figure has cleared source review yet. Sources under review: Migrated from legacy autoimmune dataset; awaiting TIER_1 source.
ICD-10-CM codes
G61.0
Typical onset
any age / all ages
Course
persistent
Body systems
peripheral nerves, nerve roots
Sex differences
slight male predominance
Racial and ethnic differences
worldwide distribution; axonal form more common in Asia and Americas

What this page does not establish

These figures describe populations, not individuals, and none of them is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Prevalence estimates are approximate and reflect published ranges. Disparity figures are reported patterns, not causes.

Taxonomy last reviewed 2026-05-19. Each figure on the interactive page carries its own source and retrieval date, which can be later than this review.

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