Guillain Barre Syndrome When Legs and more Turn to Rubber
Title:
Guillain Barre Syndrome: When Legs (and more) Turn to Rubber
Word Count:
955
Summary:
What do you call it when first your feet become weak, and then your legs, and then your arms,
Keywords:
guillain barre,gbs,aidp,neuropathy,neuritis,autoimmune,nerve conduction,plasmapheresis,immunog
Article Body:
Looking on helplessly while a wave of weakness climbs one’s body from the ankles upward can ca
Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is about as bulky and awkward a name a
Georges Guillain and Jean-Alexandre Barre described cases of this condition among French soldi
Diagnosing GBS involves recognizing the typical pattern of progressing symptoms in which a los
The physical exam confirms the muscular weakness and, when present, the associated numbness. A
The cause of GBS is unknown, but because it often follows an infection or other challenge to t
A case series refers to a collection of consecutive cases sharing agreed-upon features. Analyz
Between 1995 and 2003 researchers at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, co
Despite the frequently devastating nature of GBS, most patients improve, albeit slowly. Compil
Treatment is available for patients with GBS. Of course, when patients can’t breathe on their
One is plasmapheresis, also known as plasma exchange, in which the liquid portion of the blood
Infusing immunoglobulin into the patient’s bloodstream is the other treatment of proven effect
One might think that two treatments -- plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin infusion -- administe
(C) 2006 by Gary Cordingley
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Guillain Barre Syndrome: When Legs (and more) Turn to Rubber
Word Count:
955
Summary:
What do you call it when first your feet become weak, and then your legs, and then your arms,
Keywords:
guillain barre,gbs,aidp,neuropathy,neuritis,autoimmune,nerve conduction,plasmapheresis,immunog
Article Body:
Looking on helplessly while a wave of weakness climbs one’s body from the ankles upward can ca
Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is about as bulky and awkward a name a
Georges Guillain and Jean-Alexandre Barre described cases of this condition among French soldi
Diagnosing GBS involves recognizing the typical pattern of progressing symptoms in which a los
The physical exam confirms the muscular weakness and, when present, the associated numbness. A
The cause of GBS is unknown, but because it often follows an infection or other challenge to t
A case series refers to a collection of consecutive cases sharing agreed-upon features. Analyz
Between 1995 and 2003 researchers at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, co
Despite the frequently devastating nature of GBS, most patients improve, albeit slowly. Compil
Treatment is available for patients with GBS. Of course, when patients can’t breathe on their
One is plasmapheresis, also known as plasma exchange, in which the liquid portion of the blood
Infusing immunoglobulin into the patient’s bloodstream is the other treatment of proven effect
One might think that two treatments -- plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin infusion -- administe
(C) 2006 by Gary Cordingley
This is a demo version of txt2pdf v.10.1
Developed by SANFACE Software http://www.sanface.com/
Available at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html