Kansas Man Afflicted With Guillain-Barre Syndrome from h1n1

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. --

A 73-year-old Atchison man is in the hospital, unable to stand on his own

because his muscles are too weak, and his family is concerned about the H1N1 flu

vaccine he received.

Health officials said they doubt the family's claim, but they admit they don't

know what is causing the man's affliction.

" I was in fine shape Friday evening, " Gerald Kuckelman told KMBC's Jim Flink. " I

got up Saturday morning, and I couldn't walk. "

It wasn't a stroke or a heart attack. His doctors said the muscle weakness is

from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare disorder afflicting only one person in

100,000.

" The doctors haven't said 100 percent that the GB was brought on by the H1N1

vaccine, but I wonder, " said Theresa McDermed, Kuckelman's daughter.

Ten days before he was stricken, Kuckelman received the H1N1 vaccine.

Health officials are adamant there is no tie.