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ORPHA:231450Disease
Also called Acute pure sensory GBS · Acute pure sensory Guillain-Barré syndrome
What it is
A rare, acquired, demyelinating neuropathy disease characterized by acute, symmetric, monophasic sensory neuropathy without motor involvement, typically manifesting with numbness in the distal lower limbs which progressively extends to all the limb, tingling sensation in the distal lower limbs, generalized areflexia, and unsteady gait, as well as clumsiness of the upper limbs, pseudoathetosis and loss of vibration sense.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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