Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) (French pronunciation: [ɡiˈlɛ̃ baˈʁe], English pronunciation: /ˈɡiːlænˈbɑreɪ/), sometimes Landry's paralysis or Guillain–Barré-Strohl syndrome, is an acute polyneuropathy, a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. Ascending paralysis, weakness beginning in the feet and hands and migrating towards the trunk, is the most typical symptom, and some subtypes cause change in sensation or pain as well as dysfuncti...
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Parent Disease:
- Peripheral neuropathy ,
- Autoimmune Disease ,
- Inflammatory and toxic neuropathy ,
- Nervous system disease
Notable people with this condition:
- William Perry ,
- Serge Payer ,
- Markus Babbel ,
- Andy Griffith ,
- Tony Benn ,
- Len Pasquarelli ,
- Franklin D. Roosevelt ,
- Morten Wieghorst ,
- Rachel Chagall ,
- Joseph Heller
Treatments:
View entire collection »Also known as:
- Guillain-Barre syndrome,
- GBS,
- Guillain Barre syndrome,
- Acute idiopathic polyneuritis,
- Guillain barre
