Guillain-barre Syndrome

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...by three French neurologists, Georgs Guillain, Jean-Alexandre Barre and Andre Strohl, in 1916 (Hughes and Cornblath, 2005). It refers to a group of autoimmune syndromes that result in a progressive paralysis (Newswanger and Warren, 2004). It is a rare inflammatory disorder that causes the body’s immune system to attack the nervous system, which results in weakness and numbness that starts with the extremities, or the face, and progresses, in the most severe cases, until there is total body paralyzesluding the muscles required for breathing (GBS, 2008). Roughly 30 percent of GBS patients will require mechanical ventilation at some point (GBS, 2008).
While the precise cause of GBS is unknown, in many cases, the patient had an acute infectious illness, such as the flu or a gastrointestinal infection, prior to developing GBS (Newswanger and Warren, 2004). HIV infection is also a common precursor to GBS, particularly in African countries, so GBS patients should be tested for HIV (Kashyap, et al, 2006). After the appearances of the first symptoms, GBS will...

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