This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Respiratory Failure, Subject name: Medicine
Alveolar hypoventilation is observed in: 
Select and explain. 
A. Guillain -Barre syndrome, B. Acute asthma, C. Bronchiectasis, D. CREST syndrome
A: Guillain -Barre syndrome
Answer: A: Guillain -Barre syndrome 
Explanation: Neuromuscular diseases that can cause alveolar hypoventilation include myasthenia gravis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and muscular dystrophy. Patients with neuromuscular disorders have rapid, shallow breathing secondary to severe muscle weakness or abnormal motor neuron function.