Guillain-Barré syndrome

== English == === Etymology === From Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré, who described the condition in 1916. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡiː.ãˈbær.eɪ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡiːˈæn bəˈɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/, /ɡiːˈɑːn-/, /-bɑɹˈeɪ-/ === Noun === Guillain–Barré syndrome (uncountable) (neurology, pathology) Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections. ==== Synonyms ==== (initialism): GBS ==== Translations ====