A patient being evaluated for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) presents with bilateral symmetrical muscle weakness and sensory changes of both feet and legs. The nurse correlates which key finding to this disease process?

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Areflexia, or the absence of reflexes, is a key finding in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), correlating with the disease's characteristic peripheral nerve involvement that leads to muscle weakness and sensory changes.

A Patient Being Evaluated for Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) Presents with Bilateral