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OTA-202
Unit III
7
Health Care
Undergraduate 4
02/23/2013

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Term
Guillain-Barre' Syndrome (GBS)
Definition
Term
Acute distress of the nervous system that involves the spinal nerve roots, peripheral nerves and occasionally, the cranial nerves
Definition
GBS
Term
Hypersensitive response of the peripheral nervous system resulting in polyneuritis or inflammation of nerves following a viral infection, the unionization, surgery or an insect bite
Definition
GBS
Term
What does the acute phase of the LMN lesion involve?
Definition
Rapid onset of limb paralysis with sensory loss and muscle atrophy
Term
Incidence: ____per year
Definition
1 to 2.1 million
Term
Male: female =
Definition
1.25:1
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