Guillain-Barré syndrome : from diagnosis to recovery
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Guillain-Barré syndrome : from diagnosis to recovery
（American Academy of Neurology (AAN) quality of life guides / Lisa M. Shulman, series editor）
Demos Health , AAN Press, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-249) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Feelings of tingling and weakness increase in intensity until the muscles cannot be used at all and the patient is almost totally paralysed. No one knows why Guillain-Barre strikes some people and not others, or what sets the disease in motion. What we do know is that GBS is now the most common cause of acute paralysis in Western countries since the virtual elimination of Poliomyelitis with vaccination programmes.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome, co-authored by a survivor of this illness, addresses all aspects of this condition, including initial symptoms, diagnostic evaluation and criteria, general and illness specific treatments and typical outcomes. Fortunately, most GBS patients have a good recovery, but the pathway to this goal can be slow and scary. This book covers a wide range of issues including:
Features unique to GBS such as pain without injury and other abnormal sensations
Workplace adjustment with incomplete recovery
Intensive care unit management
Practical caregivers guidelines
The rehabilitation process
Sexual dysfunction, and much more.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a comprehensive book, written in lay terms, covering everything from diagnosis to emotional issues. It is a book that stands alone.
This latest volume in the American Academy of Neurology Press Quality of Life Guide series is an essential tool for all individuals, families and caregivers coping with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Table of Contents
- What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
- How does GBS affect you?
- How is GBS diagnosed
- What causes GBS?
- How is GBS treated?: Supportive Treatments in the Acute Care Hospital
- How is GBS treated?: Supportive Care: Rehabilitation and coming home
- How is GBS treated?: Long-term rehabilitation and coming home
- How is GBS treated? Immunotherapy.
- Life after GBS
- Chronic immune-mediated poyneuropathies.
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