Guillain Barre Syndrome, GBS!

Aidan presents to the ER with tingling and weakness that seems to have gone upwards from his feet to how hands and arms over the last few days.

It all started with a stomach virus that had flu like symptoms for 48 hours with vomiting and severe nausea.

Aidan was so exhausted, but then the stomach virus cleared up.

Three days later after the stomach virus cleared up, Aidan woke up with mild tingling in his feet, but over the next 48 to 72 hours this has now moved to his hands arms, and he feels so weak and is in quite a bit of pain.

He goes to the Dr. and the  Primary Care Physician sees quite noticable weakness in his limbs, and his speech is somewhat slurred.

She sends him to the Emergency Room, and STAT pages a Neurologist.

EMGs and NCVS evaluations are conducted, and then A Lumbar Puncture reveals VERY High Protein levels.

What is this?

The Neurologist comes in and explains to Aidan that He has, "guillain Barre Syndrome!"

In this neurological inflamatory disorder, the patient's own immune system attacks the Myelin sheath that protects the Nervous system.

This is essentially like tearing the covering of an electrical wire to pieces.

When this occurs, Nerve conduction slows, or in severe Cases, STOPS.

GBS can occur in mild cases that just result in mild paralysis of the limbs, or can be in it's most severe forms where it renders the patient completely paralyzed, unable to move, or speak, and renders their respiratory muscles completely incapacitated thus requiring the use of a mechanical ventilator, and also rendering the patient completely unable to swallow and requiring a feeding tube.


I've been reading quite about this disorder lately, and find it very interesting, as It's unlike any other disorder.

I'm also reading about one of the treatments which is known as Plasmapheresis.

Further discussion will be conducted later on these treatments.

I thought I'd share a wee bit on this disorder.

It's as if your immune system gets confused and starts attacking the Myelin Sheath.

Usually this  follows a viral like ilness, so if you were sick with flu like symptoms and got well, or you start feeling weak and tingly and maybe even lose sensation, there is a chance you could have Guillain Barre syndrome, or GBS.

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