Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare nervous system disorder, usually triggered by an acute respiratory or intestinal infection. It is frequently severe and results from nerve damage caused by the body's own immune defences. Two to three weeks after a viral or bacterial infection, some people may have trouble walking. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) causes muscle weakness, loss of reflexes, and numbness or tingling in the arms, legs, face, and other parts of the body, and may rapidly progress to complete paralysis. The mortality is usually between 2 and 7%, and one in five patients will have some form irreversible residual limb weakness or other permanent nervous system disorders.
Posted on: 2 November 2008
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