Guillain-Barré syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome or GBS or acute inflammatory polyneuropathy or acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or infectious polyneuritis is a rare neurological autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system.

Signs and symptoms
include unexplained sensations such as tingling in the feet or hands, or pain, followed by weakness on both sides of the body. The weakness can increase in intensity over a period of hours to days to weeks until the muscles cannot be used at all and the person is almost totally paralyzed. If breathing muscles are affected, the person is often put on a ventilator. Most individuals, however, have good recovery from even the most severe cases of GBS, although some continue to have some degree of weakness.

Learn more

 * Guillain-Barré syndrome - WebMD
 * Guillain-Barré syndrome - Johns Hopkins Medicine
 * Guillain-Barré syndrome - CDC
 * Guillain-Barré syndrome information - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 * Guillain-Barré syndrome - Mayo clinic
 * Guillain-Barré syndrome Information Sheet - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 * Guillain-Barré syndrome - Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center