Q Hello doctor, my 52 year old mother had muscle weakness, tingling, and loss of sensation in the legs. These symptoms progressed to the arms and then to the face, affecting both sides of the body at the same time. Later on when she was admitted, after few tests were done and the doctor said she is suffering from gb syndrome. What is gb syndrome and what causes it? What treatment would you suggest for this?
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder in which the bodys immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The first symptoms of this disorder include varying degrees of weakness or tingling sensations in the legs. In many instances, the weakness and abnormal sensations spread to the arms and upper body. Guillain-Barre syndrome is rare. No one yet knows why Guillain-Barre strikes some people and not others or what sets the disease in motion. What scientists do know is that the bodys immune system begins to attack the body itself, causing what is known as an autoimmune disease.nThere is no known cure for Guillain-Barre syndrome, but therapies can lessen the severity of the illness and accelerate the recovery in most patients. There are also a number of ways to treat the complications of the disease. Currently, plasmapheresis and high-dose immunoglobulin therapy are used. The most critical part of the treatment for this syndrome consists of keeping the patients body functioning during recovery of the nervous system.