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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid SuccinylcholineLabile Blood PressureArrhythmiasAspirationSkeletal Muscle WeaknessParalytic Sensitivity

Pathophysiology

An acute, immune-mediated demyelinating polyneuropathy, usually following a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection. It produces an ascending flaccid weakness with areflexia that can progress over...

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