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Guillain-Barré

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Guillain-Barré

A disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Weakness, tingling, and abnormal sensations in the arms and upper body can progress until the muscles become totally disabled and the patient is effectively paralyzed.

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acute ascending paralysis
acute ascending spinal paralysis
Alice in Wonderland syndrome
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
ascending paralysis
autoimmune
Bell's palsy
campylobacteriosis
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
Chinese paralytic syndrome
crossed eyes
demyelination
esotropia
exotropia
facial nerve palsy
facial neuralgia
facial palsy
Fisher syndrome
GBS

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