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5 Things You Should Know About Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a disorder that causes a person’s immune system to mistakenly attack nerve cells in the body’s peripheral nervous system, the network outside the brain and spinal cord. GBS can cause weakness that ranges from mild to paralysis that can impede the ability to breathe. According to the National Institute of Health, most patients can make a full recovery in even the most severe cases. However, many recovered individuals will continue to deal with some degree of weakness.
