Guillain-Barré Syndrome Support Group

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We provide practical and emotional support (including home and hospital visits) to patients and families in the UK and Ireland.
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Objectives



RO 2009

Our yearbook for 2009 has now been published. It contains full reports of the presentations made at our 2009 Conference, an article on stress and an article on vaccinations that expands upon our current advice. The yearbook also contains a very comprehensive article on GBS reprinted with permission from The Lancet.

Reaching Out 2009 has been distributed to the members and the friends of the GBSSG and will be given free to all those who register for support or subscribe. It is also available for sale at £3 per copy plus a delivery charge.

The objectives of the GBS Support Group are:

  • to provide emotional support to patients, their families and friends;
  • to provide, when possible, personal visits by former patients to those currently in hospitals and rehabilitation centres and to those recovering;
  • to supply a comprehensive short guide for patients, relatives and friends, and other literature, so that patients and their families can learn what to expect during the illness;
  • to educate the public and medical community about the Support Group and maintain their awareness of the illness;
  • to foster research into the cause, treatment and other aspects of the illness;
  • to encourage special interest groups, eg CIDP, GBS in pregnancy, and GBS in children; and
  • to encourage financial support for the Group’s activities
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