Guillian Barre Syndrome

• GBS destroys what

  myelin sheath in PNS
• Occurs days to weeks after of what infections

  viral or bacterial infection such as influenza
• GBS is what

  Acute infections autoimmune neuronitis
• usually preceded to

  URTI or gastroenteritis
• tingling , numbness or pins and needlees

  paresthesia
• weakness starts from ?

  lower extremities and ascending
• important assesment

  respiratory failure,cardiacs dysrhymia
• CSF reavel that there is

  elevated protein
• encephalogram reveals

  abnormal
• other name for gbs

  polyardiculoneuritis
• what is GBS

  autoimmune disorder affects peripheral nervous system
• GBS experience

  symmetric weakness
• treatment

  plasmapheresis IVIG
• what is plasmapheresis

  filter blood and get antibody attacking Myelin sheat