Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- autoimmune attack on
peripheral nerve myelin
- develops as result of viral infx -
HIV, Epstein Barre (mono), M.
pneumoniae, campylobacter
jejuni, H. influenzae, CMV
- CM's
- initial - lower
extr. muscle
weakness/decr
reflexes
- progresses upwards to
hands, diaphragm (can
result in resp failure)
- DX
- recent viral illness,
elevated proteins
in CSF
- Meds/Treatment
- IVIG (tx of choice) &
plasmapheresis