Guillain-barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre syndrome
Definition:
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder caused by nerve inflammation involving progressive muscle weakness or paralysis, which often follows an infectious illness.
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Doctors and scientists don't know what causes Guillain-Barre syndrome. However, they believe that GBS is a disorder of the immune system.
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Guillain-Barre syndrome
Dr Trisha Macnair
Guillain-Barre syndrome - also known as acute post-infective polyneuritis - is a disease of the peripheral nervous system, affecting the nerves to the arms, legs, head and trunk, ...
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Guillain-Barre syndrome. Also called infectious polyneuritis. Often occurring after an infection or an immunization (specifically Swine flu), the disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells.
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Landry-Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Guillain-Barre Syndrome)
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Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Language disorder - expressive
Larva migrans visceralis
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal nerve damage
Laryngitis
Laryngotracheobronchitis - acute
Late persistent Lyme disease ...
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Landry's ascending paralysis: A particularly virulent form of Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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for the evaluation of specific neuromuscular processes including the spinal muscular atrophies such as Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, plexopathies as exemplified by Erb's palsy, congenital or acquired neuropathies including the Guillain-Barre syndrome, ...
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Gamma globulin, increased: demyelinating disease such as multiple sclerosis, neurosyphilis, Guillain-Barre syndrome
Glucose, increased: systemic hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar) ...
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ACUTE DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY - A neurologic condition, also known as Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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These include medication side effects, illicit use of stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamine (which enhance the effects of adrenaline in the body), spinal cord injuries, Guillain-Barre syndrome (a severe form of paralysis which can lead to ...
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The immune response may be directed towards specific tissue components (e.g., myelin) and may be limited to the central nervous system (e.g., MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) or the peripheral nervous system (e.g., GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME).
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