print email comment close Guillain-Barre Syndrome Fact Sheet URL: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/detail_gbs.htm Description: "Guillain-Barré (ghee-yan bah-ray) syndrome is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system," resulting in muscle weakness and potentially paralysis. Includes discussion of causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research topics. From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extra Keywords acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Landry's ascending paralysis Library of Congress Subject Headings: Guillain-Barré syndrome Nervous system -- Diseases LII Database Information: Record 13279 created by Maria Brandt on 05/11/2005 Last modification on 05/17/2005 Published: 05/11/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13279