Reply To: Treating GBS in Middletown, NY (USA) – Just diagnosed

Matt, as for the progression of the disease, it depends. GBS progresses to its maximum in eight weeks or less, then strength should return (although not necessarily to 100%). That she can walk and is breathing without assistance means that if it is GBS, it is not a severe case, so recovery should be good. On the other hand, the fact that she has had symptoms for a few months suggests that it could be CIDP, for which there is a great deal of variation in presentation. For that matter, it could be something different. Only a neurologist can make the diagnosis.

Did she have the spinal fluid test? A positive result supports a diagnosis of either GBS or CIDP.