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Following intravenous immunoglobulin and medical stabilisation, she entered inpatient rehabilitation with severe weakness, poor truncal control and inability to ambulate. Despite intensive conventional therapy, early gait training was limited. Exoskeleton-based robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL; Cyberdyne Inc, Tsukuba, Japan) was introduced during inpatient rehabilitation as an adjunct to standard therapy. The patient completed 10 HAL sessions over a 15-day period without adverse events. During this time, progressive improvements in ambulatory distance and functional independence were observed. By completion of HAL training, she was able to ambulate 50 m with a walking stick and minimal assistance. She subsequently continued conventional rehabilitation and achieved independent ambulation by discharge. This case suggests that HAL-based RAGT may be a feasible adjunct to inpatient rehabilitation in medically stable patients with acute GBS. 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