India
Case Report
Enhancement of Recovery with Physical Therapy Management in Patient
of Rare Variety of Gullain Barre Syndrome: A Case Report
Author(s): Snehal Waghavkar and Suvarna GanvirSnehal Waghavkar and Suvarna Ganvir
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an immune mediated peripheral neuropathy as it is caused by the body's immune system mistakenly attacking the peripheral nerves and damaging their myelin insulation. Sometimes this immune dysfunction is triggered by an infection primarily characterized by rapidly evolving symmetrical limb weakness. The weakness can be variable, from minimal lower extremity weakness to total paralysis of all extremities and trunk. Symptoms become more severe until they reach maximum expression, called the nadir; a plateau phase of 2-4 weeks follows, and recovers completely within 1 month after the onset. But in rare cases there is a gradual resolution of the paralysis that can last 1-2 years and the patient recovers within a period of 6 months to 2 years. The patient being reported in this ca.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2573-0312.1000107
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