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GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME

Rare disorder Autoimmune disease Damaged nerve cells (Demyelinated) Causing muscle weakness and

sometimes paralysis Can cause symptoms that last for a few

weeks. Most people recovers fully, but some

people have permanent nerve damage. In rare cases, people dies. Usually from

difficulty breathing.

Guillain Barre Syndrome

Symptoms of GBS include: Numbness or tingling in your hands and

feet and sometimes around the mouth and lips.

Muscle weakness in your legs and arms and the sides of your face.

Trouble speaking, chewing, and swallowing.

Not being able to move your eyes. Back pain.

Etiology Unknown cause Infection with the bacterium Campylobacter

jejuni is one of the most common risk factors for GBS

People also can develop GBS after having the flu or other infections (such as cytomegalovirus and Epstein Barr virus).

The syndrome may occur at any age, but is most common in people of both sexes between ages 30 and 50.