Guillain-Barré Syndrome Fact Sheet | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Autoimmune Disease, Bacterial Infection, Nervous System, Neurological Disorders, Peripheral Nervous System, Neuropathy, Nerve Damage, Peripheral Nerve, Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (pronounced Ghee-yan Bah-ray) is a rare neurological disorder in which a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks part of their peripheral nervous system—the network of nerves that carries signals from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.

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