print email comment close Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Influenza Vaccine URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/GBS/default.htm Description: Questions and answers about the relationship between GBS ("a rare neurological disease characterized by loss of reflexes and temporary paralysis usually beginning in the lower extremities [legs] and moving to the upper extremities [arms]") and annual flu vaccines. Site notes that "reports of GBS after the administration of vaccines are ... rare." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Extra Keywords flu shot Library of Congress Subject Headings: Guillain-Barré syndrome Influenza -- Vaccination Nervous system -- Diseases Vaccination -- Complications LII Database Information: Record 13268 created by Maria Brandt on 05/13/2005 Last modification on 08/08/2005 Published: 05/13/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13268