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infectious polyneuritis
Thesaurus| Noun | 1.infectious polyneuritis - a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknownGuillain-Barre syndrome, Landry's paralysismultiple neuritis, polyneuritis - inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) |
EncyclopediaSeeGuillain-Barré syndromeinfectious polyneuritis
Guil·lain-Bar·ré syn·drome (gē-yan[h]' bă-rā'), an acute, immune-mediated disorder of peripheral nerves, spinal roots, and cranial nerves, commonly presenting as a rapidly progressive, areflexive, relatively symmetric ascending weakness of the limb, truncal, respiratory, pharyngeal, and facial musculature, with variable sensory and autonomic dysfunction; typically reaches its nadir within 2-3 weeks, followed initially by a plateau period of similar duration, and then subsequently by gradual but complete recovery in most cases. Guillain-Barré syndrome is often preceded by a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection and is associated with albuminocytologic dissociation of the cerebral spinal fluid. Although classically considered pathologically to be an acute, inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (q.v.), pure axon degeneration forms recently have been recognized. Synonym(s): acute idiopathic polyneuritis, acute inflammatory polyneuropathy, infectious polyneuritis, Landry paralysis, Landry syndrome, Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome, postinfectious polyneuritisinfectious polyneuritis
Synonyms for infectious polyneuritisnoun a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbsSynonyms- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Landry's paralysis
Related Words- multiple neuritis
- polyneuritis
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