Guillain-Barre syndrome: Guillain-BarrC) syndrome (GBS) is the term used to describe a spectrum of rare post-infectious neuropathies that usually occur in otherwise healthy patients. GBS is clinically heterogeneous and encompasses acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN), Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS; see these terms) and some other regional variants.
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
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Phenotype data |
429209 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
429209 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
429209 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters:
2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
465 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
465 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
465 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
445 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Control exclude
G6_POLYNEU
Extra metadata
Level in the ICD hierarchy
3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Parent code in ICD-10
G61
Name in latin
Syndroma Guillain-Barré
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to Guillain-Barre syndrome based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
- Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system
- Autoimmune diseases
- Used for control exclusion in common control thyroid runs
- Neurological diseases
- Neurological diseases
Narrower endpoints:
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 4635 | 2063 | 2535 |
Only index persons | 3894 | 1777 | 2117 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Only index persons | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 50.92 | 49.00 | 52.39 |
Only index persons | 48.14 | 46.19 | 49.78 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 445 | 202 | 243 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
Median age at first event (years) | 50.70 | 46.53 | 54.17 |
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: G6_GUILBAR – Guillain-Barre syndrome
GWS hits: -
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