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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,520 questions · 1,575 findings · 175 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 239 · 15.2%GRADE not reported 59 · 3.7%Very low 337 · 21.4%Low 406 · 25.8%Moderate 410 · 26%High 124 · 7.9%

Interferon beta‐1a vs placebo

Improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a specified degree of improvement · patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome

It is very uncertain whether interferon beta‐1a changes improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cerebrospinal fluid filtration vs plasma exchange

Participants with 1 or more serious adverse events · patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome

It is very uncertain whether cerebrospinal fluid filtration changes participants with 1 or more serious adverse events compared with plasma exchange (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Eculizumab vs placebo

Improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a specified degree of improvement · adults with severe Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS disability score > 2), within 2 weeks form onset

Eculizumab showed no clear difference in improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Eculizumab vs placebo

Death or disability after 12 months In the absence of data at 12 months, we report the outcome at 6 months · adults with severe Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS disability score > 2), within 2 weeks form onset

It is very uncertain whether eculizumab changes death or disability after 12 months In the absence of data at 12… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Eculizumab vs placebo

Participants with 1 or more serious adverse events · adults with severe Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS disability score > 2), within 2 weeks form onset

Eculizumab showed no clear difference in participants with 1 or more serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interferon beta‐1a vs placebo

Participants with 1 or more serious adverse events · patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome

It is very uncertain whether interferon beta‐1a changes participants with 1 or more serious adverse events compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor vs placebo

Improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a specified degree of improvement · patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome

It is very uncertain whether brain‐derived neurotrophic factor changes improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review