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Guillain-Barre syndrome

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Noun1.Guillain-Barre syndrome - a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
infectious polyneuritis, Landry's paralysis
multiple neuritis, polyneuritis - inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy)


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Its symptoms include a paralysis of the legs and arms, according to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International, based in Pennsylvania.
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