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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (Ghee-Yan Bah-Ray) : Carrie Phillips, Shaneen Fernandez, and Donna Horton
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (Ghee-Yan Bah-Ray) : Carrie Phillips, Shaneen Fernandez, and Donna Horton
(Ghee-yan Bah-ray)
Paresthesia
Muscle Weakness
Possible Paralysis
Treatment
There is no cure for Guillain-Barré Syndrome, but there
are treatments available…
Plasmapharesis
Immunoglobulins
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