What are the symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome?

What are the symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome?

This is a commonly asked question and one that we’ve included an answer to on our FAQ page. Here is the answer we give: The symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome initially develop over a few hours or days and then may continue to get worse over a few days or...

Raising awareness of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Raising awareness of Guillain-Barré syndrome Watch this short film to find out about ex-footballer Lee Clark’s experience of GBS. You can visit our YouTube Channel to see all our videos featuring Lee Clark. How can you help? Awareness of GBS is very low. This means...
12 challenges in 12 months

12 challenges in 12 months

Last year Jodie Prior undertook 12 challenges for GAIN in 12 months, all in the name of her Grandad, Colin. Here is her story of a most remarkable year. I lost my beloved Grandad, Colin, to Guillain-Barré syndrome in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. My family were...

Tim’s Story

Kathy Priddis raises money in memory of her brother Tim Armstrong In November last year my brother, Tim Armstrong, developed Guillain Barre Syndrome. During the course of a day he became totally paralysed, including his ability to breathe or swallow. He was admitted...
Mike Ralls – My CIDP story

Mike Ralls – My CIDP story

Guillain Barré Syndrome …. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, two conditions/syndromes/diseases that I had never heard of until Monday 25th June 2018. The week before this date, everything was normal. I was doing Spin classes at my local leisure centre...