GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Guillain-Barre syndrome mean? 

• GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME has 1 sense:

1. a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown

  Familiarity information: GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Guillain-Barre syndrome; infectious polyneuritis; Landry's paralysis

Hypernyms ("Guillain-Barre syndrome" is a kind of...):

multiple neuritis; polyneuritis (inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy))

 Context examples 

Others, like Guillain-Barre syndrome, happen after a virus infection.

(Peripheral Nerve Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Also called: Acute idiopathic polyneuritis, Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy, Infectious polyneuritis, Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome

(Guillain-Barre Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Representative examples include multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and myasthenia gravis.

(Autoimmune Nervous System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Disruption of this sheath impairs neuronal transmission and can result in disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome, among others.

(Demyelinating Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Other causes of paralysis include: • Nerve diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Autoimmune diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome • Bell's palsy, which affects muscles in the face

(Paralysis, NIH)

Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that causes your immune system to attack your peripheral nervous system (PNS).

(Guillain-Barre Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)