Internal Medicine

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), also known as acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, is an autoimmune-mediated peripheral neuropathy that primarily affects nerves innervating the face, limbs, and trunk. This disease is more common in young and middle-aged adults. The main symptoms include symmetrical weakness in the limbs, difficulty breathing, facial paralysis, and choking when drinking water.

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy is divided into two main categories: neuralgia and neuropathy. Common peripheral neuropathies include trigeminal neuralgia, idiopathic facial paralysis, multiple neuritis (peripheral neuritis), acute infectious polyradiculoneuritis, brachial plexus injury, ulnar nerve injury, radial nerve injury, median nerve injury, tibial nerve injury, common peroneal nerve injury, lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis, sciatica, intercostal neuralgia, etc.

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