Guillain-Barre syndrome
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT CAUSES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO ATTACK PART OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Guillian Barre syndrome; Guillain Barre Syndrome; Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome; Guillan-barre syndrome; Guillain-Barré Syndrome; Guillaine Barré Syndrome; Guillian-Barre syndrome; Guillain-Barré; Guillain-Barre; Landry-Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome; Guillaume Barry Syndrome; Guillain Barré Syndrome; Guillain-barre syndrome; Guillian-Barré Syndrome; Miller Fisher syndrome; Miller-Fisher Syndrome; Miller fisher syndrome; French Polio; Guillan barre; Guillain barre; Guillain–Barré; Guillaume barry; Guillain Barré syndrome; Guillan-Barre syndrome; Landry's paralysis; Barr-Guillain syndrome; Guillaine Barre Syndrome; Guillain-Barre-Strohl syndrome; Guillain Barre syndrome; Guillian-Barre Syndrome; Landry-Guillain-Barre-Strohl syndrome; Fisher's syndrome; Fisher Syndrome; Miller Fisher Syndrome; Miller-Fisher syndrome; Fisher syndrome; Guillaume-Barre; Guillame-Barre; Guillain-Barré-Strohl; Guillain Barré Strohl; Guillain Barré Strohl Syndrome; Guillaume Barre; Guillame Barre; Guillain-Barr syndrome; Guillain Barr syndrome; Gillian Beret Syndrome; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating; Guillain–Barre syndrome; Guillian Barré Syndrome; AIDP; Acute idiopathic polyneuritis; Guillain–Barré Syndrome; Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome; Guillan-barre; Postinfectious polyneuritis; Guillan-Barre Syndrome
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¦ noun Medicine an acute disorder of the peripheral nerves causing weakness and often paralysis of the limbs.
Origin
1916: named after the French physicians G. Guillain and J. Barre, who described the syndrome.