Guillain-Barre syndrome

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Superficial anterior muscles

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• Breathing difficulty (respiratory failure)
• Contractures of joints or other deformity
• Deep vein thrombosis (blood clots that form when someone is inactive or confined to bed)
• Increased risk of infections
• Low or unstable blood pressure
• Paralysis that is permanent
• Pneumonia
• Skin damage (ulcers)
• Sucking food or fluids into the lungs (aspiration)

Seek immediate medical help if you have any of the following symptoms:

• Can't take a deep breath
• Decreased feeling (sensation)
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Fainting
  • Loss of movement

Review Date: 06/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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