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NeurologyGuillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy. Patients typically develop rapidly progressive weakness and sensory deficits that can result in complete paralysis requiring mechanical ventilation. GBS is usually a monophasic disease in which an aberrant immune response to an infection or other trigger damages the ...
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Effect of an Educational Program on Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Caring for Children with Guillain-Barré Syndrome [PDF]
Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2023 Background: Guillain Barre syndrome is an acquired inflammatory polyneuropathy characterized by continuously progressive symmetrical flaccid limb weakness and areflexia.
Eman Mahmoud Hassan +1 more
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Seminars in Neurology, 2019 AbstractGuillain–Barre syndrome (GBS) is the leading cause of acute paralysis that can potentially affect all of the human population. GBS is believed to be an immune-mediated disease, possibly triggered by a recent infection, and driven by an immune attack targeting the peripheral nervous system.
Elia Malek, Johnny Salameh
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A rare case of paraneoplastic Guillain-Barré syndrome in a patient with endometrial cancer
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute, inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy of autoimmune aetiology. It is a rare disease seen in 1 in 100,000 person-years.
Asif Mohamed Farook +3 more
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Acute onset of Guillain-Barré syndrome after multiple spine surgeries: A rare case report
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2022 Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder presented by ascending paralysis and areflexia. The condition has been reported after many infections, but Guillain-Barré syndrome after spine surgery is rare. We, herein, present a case of Guillain-Barré
Khalil Komlakh +5 more
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome is an immune-mediated inflammatory polyneuritis characterised by rapidly progressive flaccid paralysis. Guillain-Barré syndrome may present with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or reversible cerebral ...
Haruka Kobayashi +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 Background and objectives: Guillain–Barré Syndrome is one of the most common causes of acute polyneuropathy in adults. Recently, the occurrence of Guillain–Barré Syndrome after major and minor surgical operations has been increasingly debated.
Mensure Yılmaz Çakırgöz +8 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2013 Background: Guillian Barre Syndrome is a polyradiculopathy characterized by symmetric ascending paralysis andareflexia. It affects all age groups and both sexes with an unpredictable outcome. Objectives: The aims of this study were to identify thevarious diseases presenting as Acute Flaccid Paralysis and notice clinical features and outcome of cases of
SOHAIL ASHRAF, ARSHALOOZ J. RAHMAN
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: Guillain-barré syndrome is the most common and most severe acute paralytic neuropathy. This study is also aimed at to know that if there is any association of parameters of complete blood count and whether these can be used as a prognostic ...
Nauman Aziz +5 more
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Neurology Research International, 2019 Introduction. Guillain-Barre syndrome is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis in the adult population. It occurs at the rate of 0.34 to 4 per 100000 individuals.
Saroj Kumar Bhagat +4 more
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