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If any of these are present, call 102 and go to the nearest emergency hospital now.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that causes your immune system to attack your peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS nerves connect your brain and spinal cord with the rest of your body. Damage to these nerves makes it hard for them to transmit signals. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · https://medlineplus.gov/guillainbarresyndrome.html; https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Guillain-Barre%20syndrome; Guideline: Brighton criteria (Fokke C, Brain 2014)
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that causes your immune system to attack your peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS nerves connect your brain and spinal cord with the rest of your body. Damage to these nerves makes it hard for them to transmit signals.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · Mayo Clinic
Findings that point to it: ascending weakness, areflexia, numbness.
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EMERGENCY, go now: this is an emergency condition; go to the nearest emergency department or call 102.
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Tests used to confirm: admit; spirometry (vital capacity); nerve conduction, CSF.
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Treatment is decided by a clinician after confirming the diagnosis. No dosing information is given here.
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Brighton criteria (Fokke C, Brain 2014)
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