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Guillain-é syndrome

[ gee-yan-buh-rey ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. an uncommon, usually self-limited form of polyneuritis, occurring after a viral illness or immunization and manifested by loss of muscle strength, loss of or altered sensation and sometimes paralysis.


Guillain-é syndrome

/ ˌɡije ˈbareɪ /

noun

  1. an acute neurological disorder, usually following a virus or bacterial infection, that causes progressive muscle weakness and partial paralysis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Guillain-é syndrome1

After French physicians Georges Guillain (1876–1961) and Jean Alexandre é (1880–1967), who described it
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Guillain-é syndrome1

C20: named after Georges Guillain (1876–1961) and Jean Alexandre é (1880–1967), French neurologists
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Example Sentences

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He had been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome.

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Among them were the wife and children of Dale Robertson, who used a ventilator after being diagnosed with Guillain-é syndrome, a rare and paralyzing autoimmune disorder.

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While related cases of microcephaly or Guillain-Barre syndrome have yet to be reported, infections were the highest they’ve been since 2021.

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The eight-time All-Star missed eight games in late July and early August while his 3-year-old son, Maximus, battled a life-threatening case of Guillain-é syndrome, a rare neurological condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves.

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Donnie died on 6 March 1941 of a rare condition called Landry's Paralysis - known in the UK as the Guillain-é syndrome - where the immune system attacks the nervous system.

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