See Also: Du Buat, Pierre-Louis-Georges(encyclopedia)
Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome(medicine)
Guillain-Barre reflex(medicine)
Guillain-Barre syndrome(dictionary)
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Guillain, Georges(medicine)
Seurat, Georges (-Pierre)(encyclopedia)
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Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome (medicine) and Du Buat, Pierre-Louis-Georges (sh)


Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome (medicine)


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acute idiopathic polyneuritis
<neurology, syndrome> Acute infective polyneuritis that results in a form of peripheral neuropathy with temporary loss of movement and sensation due to inflammation of multiple nerves and loss of myelin.

The exact cause is unknown but has been associated with an abnormal immune response to viral infection, particularly cytomegalovirus infection, in which there is cell-mediated immunity to a component of myelin. The disease may be autoimmune in origin and complete recovery can take up to six months.

Synonym: Guillain-Barre syndrome


Du Buat, Pierre-Louis-Georges (sh)




born April 23, 1734, Tortisambert, France
died Oct. 17, 1809, Vieux-Conde

French hydraulic engineer.

He compiled experimental data from which he determined his basic algebraic expression for discharge from pipes and open channels. Though valid only within the range of his experimental data, this equation provided the best means at the time of predicting the performance of water-supply systems and similar works. His emphasis on achieving results that would be of practical use strongly influenced the development of experimental hydraulics in the 18th-19th centuries.