A member asked:

What are the symptoms of guillain-barr syndrome and what does this tingling i read about really feel like?

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Dr. Gebrehana Zebro (formerly Woldegiorgis) answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Gullian Barre: Syndrome is an acute neurological condition that start from the periphery and ascend to involve part or the whole nervous system including nerves that regulate breathing ( phrenic nerve ) people will loose both their sensory , motor and autonomic nervous system . It is a neurologic emergency that requires immediate hospitalization and being in the intensive care

Answered 2/1/2015

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Guillain-Barre': This very rare disease causes an emergency. There is no 'tingling' as the symptom. It is a broad total nerve collapse that begins in the feet and moves to the center and top of your body. It is life threatening. You will not get this from a simple flu shot here in florida.

Answered 2/1/2015

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