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Dr saysgbs began 1/17 newsympt: legs givingout, dropping larger things than before, inc muscle weakness-limbs, typical?other conditions? brainmri-clean

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More data : Seems protracted for gbs. You need a nerve conduction study and treatment if you have gbs. Consider cidp (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

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Ascending disease: Your gbs may have been brought on by a viral illness, a flu shot or a side effect of other medicationthe disease usually begins in the lower limbs and is ascending in nature. Best of luck.

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A member asked:

Dr saysgbs began 1/17 newsympt: legs givingout, dropping larger things than before, inc muscle weakness-limbs, typical?other conditions? brainmri-clean

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