Guillain-Barré Syndrome Triggered by Vaccination
Reviewed By Anne Carión Toale, Vaccine Injury Attorney
What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a disorder that causes a patient’s immune system to go haywire and attack its own peripheral nervous system. Symptoms range from a feeling of pins and needles to complete paralysis and can begin anywhere from a few days to several weeks after vaccination. However, symptoms usually peak around one to two weeks after the shot is given. The chronic version of GBS is known as Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy or CIDP.
Vaccines That Commonly Trigger Guillain Barré Syndrome
- Influenza Vaccine or Flu Shot
- Hepatitis A or Hepatitis B
- Tetanus Shot, Tdap, or DtaP
- Meningococcal (MCV4) Vaccine
- HPV Vaccine
- Varicella or Chickenpox
The Flu Vaccine and GBS
Researchers who study vaccine reaction rates find that “GBS is more strongly associated with the flu vaccine” compared to any other type of immunization.
The Journal of the American Medical Association cites Guillain Barré as the most frequent neurological condition reported after getting the flu shot.
HPV Vaccine and GBS
There is evidence that the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination can trigger Guillain Barré Syndrome.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says Guillain Barré has been reported after the HPV vaccination.
Other studies show that 72% of patients who reported GBS symptoms after an HPV vaccine experienced those symptoms within 6 weeks after their shot
Did You Get GBS After a Vaccine?
There is a statute of limitations to file a claim, so don’t wait to find out if you qualify. We may be able to help if you got GBS from a vaccination between 2017 and 2020.
What are the Symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)?
Symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome start out as weakness or tingling in the legs. Sometimes, these sensations then spread to the arms and upper body until the victim becomes paralyzed. In some cases, GBS causes such severe muscle weakness that patients must be put on a ventilator to breathe.
The most common GBS symptoms include:
- Pins and needles feeling in your extremities
- Weakness in your legs that spreads upwards
- Trouble walking or keeping your balance
- Difficulty chewing or swallowing
- Problems breathing
Types of Guillain-Barré Variations
Ther are different variants of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). Some of the most common are:
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP)
- Miller Fisher Syndrome (MFS)
- Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy (AMAN)
- Acute Motor Sensory Axonal Neuropathy (AMSAN)
- Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial Variant
- Acute Panautonomic Neuropathy
- Bickerstaff’s Brainstem Encephalitis (BBE)
What To Do if You Have GBS from a Vaccine Reaction?
- Contact a lawyer who is experienced in representing patients in front of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Filing a vaccine injury claim is an extremely complex and litigious process.
- There are no legal costs for an injured patient represented by mctlaw. Instead, at the end of the case, our law firm asks the Court for reimbursement of the fees and costs spent representing you.
- This reimbursement is separate from any money you’re awarded by the Court. You never share any portion of your payout with our law firm.
- Find out more about the legal process of vaccine injury compensation.
For more information, fill out a form or call our office at (888) 952-5242 to speak directly with someone.
Our Guillaín-Barre Syndrome Case Result Amounts
Our attorneys have won more than $300 Million dollars for vaccine-injury clients in the past 5 years alone. The names of our clients have been redacted to protect their privacy.
| Amount Compensated | Vaccine Name | Link to Court Decision |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-281V |
| $350,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-792V |
| $55,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-719V |
| $425,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 08-833V |
| $175,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-216V |
| $70,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-321V |
| $175,000 | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP) | Case 09-834 V |
| $90,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-697V |
| $100,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-423V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-173V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-0382V |
| $125,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-873V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-0696V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-266V |
| $205,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-24V |
| $100,000 | Meningococcal, DTaP, Varicella Vaccines | Case 09-867 |
| $104,481 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-417V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-768V |
| $275,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-790V |
| $80,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-520V |
| $130,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-601V |
| $85,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-267V |
| $60,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-121V |
| $315,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-79V |
| $185,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-419V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-159V |
| $300,000 | Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Case 09-331V |
| $210,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-451V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-19V |
| $285,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-440V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-305V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-831V |
| $109,962 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-438V |
| $95,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-514V |
| $55,000 | HPV Vaccine, Hepatitis A Vaccine, Meningococcal/Meningococcal Vaccine | Case 09-277V |
| $50,000 | HPV Vaccine | Case 08-429V |
| $350,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-364V |
| $162,500 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-292V |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-858V |
| $300,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-333V |
| $300,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-407V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine, Tetanus (Tdap) | Case 11-387V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-767V |
| $120,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-406V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-307V |
| $125,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-620V |
| $130,000 | Tetanus (Tdap), Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-648V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-373V |
| $140,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-773V |
| $150,000 | Trivalent Influenza | Case10-549V |
| $300,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-344V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-367V |
| $50,000 | Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Case 11-630V |
| $82,892 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-705V |
| $50,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-369V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-545V |
| $75,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-865V |
| $125,000 | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis Vaccine | Case 10-265V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-112V |
| $110,000 | Tetanus Vaccine | Case 10-527V |
| $400,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-376V |
| $235,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-123V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-243V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-143V |
| $310,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-635V |
| $50,000 | Tetanus (Tdap), Hepatitis B Vaccine, Varicella Vaccine | Case 11-305V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-417V |
| $450,000 | Tdap | Case 11-793V |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-493V |
| $90,000 | Tetanus (Tdap) | Case 11-105V |
| $200,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-552V |
| $165,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-524V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-497V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-497V |
| $60,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-0662V |
| $40,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-730V |
| $220,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-306V |
| $90,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-124V |
| $160,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-550V |
| $345,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-368V |
| 145000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-027V |
| $110,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-416V |
| $850,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-533V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-765V |
| $261,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-146V |
| $75,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-153V |
| $55,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-532V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-903V |
| $200,000 and $3,000/month annuity | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-603V |
| $865,000 | Tetanus-Diptheria Vaccine | Case 11-18V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-287V |
| $285,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-866V |
| $311,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-366V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-197V |
| $160,850 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-716V |
| $150,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-460V |
| $103,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-104V |
| $75,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-235V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-502V |
| $295,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-144V |
| $126,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-144V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-603V |
| $235,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-322V |
| $75,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-135V |
| $400,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-653V |
| $500,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-552V |
| $500,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-552V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-292V |
| $150,629 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-596V |
| $145,000 | Tdap | Case 13-62V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-904V |
| $170,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-886V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-290V |
| $120,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-656V |
| Over $10 Million | Hepatitis B | Case 00-0000 |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-535V |
| $135,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-461V |
| $191,633 | TdaP | Case 12-277V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-199V |
| $165,360 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-407V |
| $160,718 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-553V |
| $72,000 | Tdap, MMR Vaccines | Case 13-08V |
| $72,000 | Tdap, MMR | Case 13-08V |
| $105,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-540V |
| $135,000 | Tdap | Case 12-916V |
| $85,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-180V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-424V |
| $105,000 | Tdap, Influenza Vaccines | Case 13-273V |
| $170,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-671V |
| $165,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-411V |
| $275,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-769V |
| $200,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-154V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-178V |
| $160,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-876V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-519V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-817V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-649V |
| $170,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-984V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-537V |
| $163,538 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-755V |
| $260,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-429V |
| $120,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-309V |
| $160,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-144V |
| $430,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-288V |
| $225,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-97V |
| $1.5 Million | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-413V |
| $120,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-110V |
| $75,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-406V |
| $60,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-142V |
| $1.2 Million | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-134V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-39V |
| $325,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-899V |
| $80,000 | Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Case 13-425V |
| $1.2 Million | Hepatitis A and B Vaccine | Case 12-106V |
| $245,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-286V |
| $110,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-93V |
| $583,681 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-768V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-622V |
| $85,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-703V |
| $130,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-692V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-905V |
| $96,320 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-829V |
| $170,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-771V |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 08-786V |
| $280,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-714V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case14-721V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-721V |
| $475,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-322V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-595V |
| $70,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-483V |
| $70,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-983V |
| $92,500 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-958V |
| Lifetime Annuity | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-835V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-643V |
| $328,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-59V |
| $289,861 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-1089V |
| $200,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-302V |
| $400,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 13-337V |
| $200,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-661V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-172V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1257V |
| $218,368 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-864V |
| $360,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-65 |
| $235,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-940V |
| $280,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-928V |
| $1.38 Million | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-781V |
| $175,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1231V |
| $420,000 plus $3,550/mo annuity | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-969V |
| $800,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-930V |
| $155,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 15-568V |
| $169,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-495V |
| $600,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-273V |
| $135,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1228V |
| $111,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-48V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-0366V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1031V |
| $218,000 plus $6,000/yr annuity | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1289V |
| $86,000 | Flu, Tdap Vaccines | Case 16-0339V |
| $180,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-0526V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-646V |
| $143,079 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1057V |
| $345,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 15-1130V |
| $120,000 | Flu Shot | Case 16-0652V |
| $800,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case13-1018V |
| $81,000 | Tdap | Case 16-1699V |
| $81,000 | Tdap | Case 16-1699V |
| $210,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-1246V |
| $150,000 | Tdap | Case 16-74V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1389V |
| $20,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1481V |
| $165,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-585V |
| $193,000 | Influenza | Case 16-153V |
| $193,000 | Influenza | Case 16-153V |
| $325,000 | Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) | Case 16-902V |
| $325,000 | Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) | Case 16-902V |
| $195,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1040V |
| $355,000 | Flu Shot | Case 16-564V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-132V |
| $850,000 | TDaP | Case 12-124V |
| $180,720 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1679V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-874V |
| $120,000 | Influenza | Case 16-1562V |
| $683,309 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-22V |
| $328,638 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1476V |
| $65,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-462V |
| $125,000 | Tdap and Influenza Vaccines | Case 16-1081V |
| $235,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 16-752V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 16-0574V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 16-0574V |
| $130,000 | Tetanus-Diptheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) | Case 16-15V |
| $500,500 | Flu Vaccine | Case 16-1527v |
| $245,000 | Influenza | Case 10-515V |
| $100,000 | Pneumococcal | Case 16-1315V |
| $231,335 | Influenza | Case 17-922V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 17-0647V |
| $180,000 | Influenza | Case 17-1414V |
| $160,000 | Flu | Case 17-636V |
| $50,000 | Flu | Case 16-1672V |
| $170,000 | Flu | Case 16-1627V |
| $180,000 | Flu | Case 16-1627v |
| $50,000 | Influenza | Case 16-1672V |
| $160,000 | Influenza | Case 17-636V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 17-1209V |
| $102,000 | Flu | Case 17-1320V |
| $85,000 | Flu | Case 17-1310v |
| $90,000 | Flu | Case 17-780v |
| $65,000 | Hepatitis B | Case 17-515v |
| $525,600 | Flu | Case 17-0175v |
| $175,000 | Flu | Case 17-53V |
FAQ About the Vaccine Injury Compensation Process
Yes. We advise that you DO NOT attempt to represent yourself in the National Vaccine Compensation Program. Hiring a vaccine attorney comes at no cost to you because the Court pays for all legal fees.
There is NO cost to file a claim. mctlaw does not charge its clients to represent them in cases brought under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. We do not take a percentage or contingency fee from your financial award. We are paid separately by the Court of Federal Claims at the conclusion of the case.
As a service to our clients, our Firm also covers the costs of litigating the case, such as filing fees, expert witness fees, travel expenses, etc.
First, we need a copy of your vaccine record. This tells us exactly what vaccines you got and when you got them.
Next, we’ll ask for copies of all relevant medical records and a list of every doctor or hospital where you’ve received treatment for your vaccine injury.
We use this information to gather the remaining medical records on file at each location.
We then turn over a copy of your complete and comprehensive medical records to the Court.
This process is designed to be quicker than civil litigation. With some exceptions, it usually is.
A hearing on whether the vaccine caused the injury often occurs within a year. Cases that settle can conclude in as little as a year or two. Other cases, despite our best efforts, can take several years.
Compensation includes monetary damages for pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, past and future lost wages, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Compensation for pain and suffering is limited to a maximum of $250,000. There is no limit of compensation for medical expenses and lost wages.
How Our Vaccine Attorneys Can Help
Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. currently represents hundreds of patients across the United States who are suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome triggered by a vaccine reaction.
Our law firm’s vaccine attorneys obtain compensation for patients with vaccine injuries by filing a lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. The outcome of the lawsuit determines what kind of compensation a victim may receive.
Not all attorneys are able to practice law before the Federal Vaccine Court. That’s why you should hire an attorney with extensive experience in this area of law. These are not simple personal injury cases. They are medically and scientifically complex.
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Reviewed by Anne Carrión Toale - Vaccine Injury Lawyer
