GBS在西半球广泛分布,无地缘性分布,也没有季节相关性。基于人群的研究指出 GBS 年平均发病率约为 0.6 - 1.9 人/100,000 人。GBS少有爆发报道,1976 年美国猪流感免疫计划失败之后有出现爆发疫情(尽管流行性感冒免疫接种与 GBS 发病率之间的联系尚不清楚)。[10]Ropper AH. The Guillain-Barré syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1992;326:1130-1136.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1552914?tool=bestpractice.com[11]Winer JB, Hughes RA, Anderson MJ, et al. A prospective study of acute idiopathic neuropathy. II. Antecedent events. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1988;51:613-618.http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/51/5/613.full.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3404161?tool=bestpractice.com
急性炎性脱髓鞘性多发性神经根神经病 (AIDP) 是西方国家最常见的发病形式,占病例的 85% 至 90%。[12]Poropatich KO, Walker CL, Black RE. Quantifying the association between Campylobacter infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome: a systematic review. J Health Popul Nutr. 2010;28: 545-552.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995022/pdf/jhpn0028-0545.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21261199?tool=bestpractice.com[13]The French Cooperative Group on Plasma Exchange in Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Appropriate number of plasma exchanges in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Ann Neurol. 1997;41:298-306.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9066350?tool=bestpractice.com该疾病各年龄段均有发生,但婴儿期罕见。有报道的患者最小为2 个月最大为 95 岁。[14]Ropper A, Wijdicks E, Truax B. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davies; 1991:1-369.[15]Hahn AF. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Lancet. 1998;352:635-641.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9746040?tool=bestpractice.com发病平均年龄约为40 岁,可能男性较多。[11]Winer JB, Hughes RA, Anderson MJ, et al. A prospective study of acute idiopathic neuropathy. II. Antecedent events. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1988;51:613-618.http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/51/5/613.full.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3404161?tool=bestpractice.com[16]Ropper AH, Wijdicks E, Truax B. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davies; 1991:22-30.但由于研究缺乏一致性,主要发病年龄段并无定论。[16]Ropper AH, Wijdicks E, Truax B. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davies; 1991:22-30.GBS 是儿童时期急性迟缓性麻痹最常见的原因。[17]Jones HR Jr. Guillain-Barré syndrome in children. Curr Opin Pediatr. 1995;7:663-668.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8776016?tool=bestpractice.com急性运动轴索性神经病 (AMAN) 在日本和中国常见,尤其是年轻人中较多。夏天发病率更高。[18]Ho TW, Mishu B, Li CY, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome in northern China. Relationship to Campylobacter jejuni infection and anti-glycolipid antibodies. Brain. 1995;118:597-605.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7600081?tool=bestpractice.com全世界 10% -20% 的 GBS 患者为散发性AMAN。[19]Jacobs BC, van Doorn PA, Schmitz PI, et al. Campylobacter jejuni infections and anti-GM1 antibodies in GBS. Ann Neurol. 1996;40:181-187.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8773599?tool=bestpractice.com西方国家 5% - 10% GBS 患者为米勒-费雪综合征,东亚地区则更为常见,其中25% 发生在日本,19% 发生在台湾。[20]Fisher M. An unusual variant of acute idiopathic polyneuritis (syndrome of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia). N Engl J Med. 1956;255:57-65.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13334797?tool=bestpractice.com[21]Lyu RK, Tang LM, Cheng SY, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome in Taiwan: a clinical study of 167 patients. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1997;63:494-500.http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/63/4/494.longhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9343130?tool=bestpractice.com