Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a disorder in the body’s immune system attacks a person
nerves. The accurate cause of this syndrome is unknown, stomach flu and respiratory
function is however caused by GBS that can cause an infectious illness. (Parry &
Steinberg, 2007, pg. 24). Guillain-Barre syndrome is a uncommon disorder, it usually
starts with a tingling and weakness starting in a persons feet of legs and slowly spreading
to the upper body and arms. These symptoms occur after four weeks and start by
damaging the peripheral nerves antigens. The nerves cannot send signals efficiently and
the muscles lose their ability to respond to the brain and results in the inability to feel
pain, heat, and other sensations (Sharma, “Top Super Specialist Hospital In Nodia”, pg.
1).
Guillain-Barre syndrome also known as GBS is clinically defined as an acute
peripheral neuropathy causing limb weakness that progresses over a time period of days,
or at the most, up to four weeks. (NINDS Guillain-Barre Syndrome Information page,
pg.1). Guillain-Barre syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that affects the nerves.
Autoimmune disorders appear when the immune system malfunctions and affects the
body’s own tissues and organs. In this disorder, the immune systems response damages
peripheral nerves, which are the nerves that connect the central nervous system
specifically the brain and the spinal cord to the limbs and organs (Guillain-Barre
syndrome, pg.1) Precisely, the immune systems response attacks a particular part of
peripheral nerves called axon, which are the extensions of nerve cells (neurons)
which transmit nerve impulses (Guillain-Barre syndrome, pg.1) this disorder can be the
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The signs and symptoms are pressure, stiffness, pain in the chest or/ and arms that may advanced to the neck, jaw, or back
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease affecting the myelination of the central nervous system, leading to numerous issues regarding muscle strength, coordination, balance, sensation, vision, and even some cognitive defects. Unfortunately, the etiology of MS is not known, however, it is generally thought of and accepted as being an autoimmune disorder inside of the central nervous system (Rietberg, et al. 2004). According to a study (Noonan, et al. 2010) on the prevalence of MS, the disease affects more than 1 million people across the world, and approximately 85% of those that are affected will suffer from unpredictably occurring sessions of exacerbations and remissions. The report (Noonan, et al. 2010) found that the prevalence of MS was much higher in women than in men, and that it was also higher in non-Hispanic whites than in other racial or ethnic groups throughout the 3 regions of the United States that were studied.
be as severe as paralysis There are many different types of neuropathy. In this case
As motor neurons degenerate, this obviously means they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that otherwise normally result in muscle movement. Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness, especially involving the arms and legs, speech, swallowing or breathing. When muscles no longer receive the messages from the motor neurons that they require to function, the muscles begin to atrophy (become smaller). Limbs begin to look thinner as muscle tissue atrophies (Choi, 1988).
may last one to three weeks. In many cases new clusters of blisters appear as
A rare and severe disease, Guillain Barre Syndrome, often occurs after an acute infectious procedure. Guillain Barre Syndrome affects the peripheral nervous system. Normally, it is an acute form of paralysis in the lower body area that moves to the upper limbs and face. Over time, the patient will lose all his reflexes and goes through a complete body paralysis, unless maintained in a prompt manner. Guillain Barre Syndrome is a life threatening disorder and needs timely treatment and therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin’s. Unfortunately many people can lose their lives without proper and prompt medical treatment. “Dysautonomia and pulmonary complications are the basic reason for death for those contract GBS, luckily these kind of complications are rare..” Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder that your ownbody's immune system attacks your nerves. The first symptoms usually consist of weakness and or tingling in lower extremitites as well as the hands. These symptoms can quickly spread, eventually paralyzing your whole body. It is unknown what the exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome is unknown, but it is more than often preceded by an infectious illness such as the stomach flu or a respiratory infection. Guillain-Barre syndrome is an uncommon disorder, affecting roughly only one or two people per 100,000. There are several treatments and therapies that can help ease symptoms and reduce the duration of the illness and although most people recover from Guillain-Barre syndrome, many people may still experience lingering effects from it, such as numbness, fatigue or weakness.
A hypothesis that can be made from the patient’s report is that she is suffering from cervical radiculopathy, or a nerve root lesion. Symptoms that describe cervical radiculopathy include: arm pain in a dermatome distribution, pain increased by extension, rotation, and/or side flexion, possible relief of pain from arm positioned overhead, affected sensation, altered hand function, no spasticity, and no change to gait or bowel and bladder function (Magee, 2008, p. 142). These symptoms correlate to what the patient reported as a result of her injury. She stated that her pain is in the posterolateral upper and lower arm with aching and paresthesia in the thumb and index finger, which is in the dermatome pattern of cervical root 5 and 6 (C5, C6) (Magee, 2008, p. 25). She also reports lancinating pain with extension or rotation to the right of her head.
Having aching muscles in the back, arms and legs. A person may experience chills and sweats, headaches, and a dry persistent cough. Along with having fatigue and a sore throat.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a degenerative disease affecting the human nervous system. It is a deadly disease that cripples and kills its victims due to a breakdown in the body’s motor neurons. Motor neurons are nerve cells in the brainstem and spinal cord that control muscle contractions. In ALS, these neurons deteriorate to a point that all movement, including breathing, halts. Muscle weakness first develops in the muscles of body parts distant from the brain, such as the hands, and subsequently spreads through other muscle groups closer to the brain. Such early symptoms as this, however, can hardly be noticed.
globally spread. The symptoms of this illness are quite defined and are very recognizable. Cause
Patients whose lesion is in the Cerebrum & Cerebellum will experience loss of balance and coordination, difficulty speaking, and frequent limb trembles. Speech difficulties vary from slurred words, long pause between words, and swallowing problems. Patients whose lesion is in the Motor nerve tracts will experience weakened and stiffened muscles, blurred vision or vision impaired, and urinary problems. Weakened and stiffened muscles causes walking disabilities and painful feeling of muscle spasms in 6 to 10 people. Patients whose lesion is in the Sensory nerve tract will experience sensory alternations, fatigue, cognitive and emotional dysfunction, and loss of sexual interest. Difference sensations experienced are numbness, itching, burning, stabbing, or tearing pains.
To begin with, symptoms for this will include swelling, bruising and tenderness around a muscle. This overall affects movement because, an individual would find it very difficult to move the affected body part because, this would be very painful if the specific muscle or the joint which, is in relation to the muscle is being used as the muscles will also be very stiff (1 and 2). Overall, this will leave the muscles or tendons to be very weak which means, an individual would have a lack of ability to use the muscles all together (2).
The most common type is Peripheral Neuropathy. It is also referred to as distal symmetric neuropathy or sensorimotor neuropathy. In this type, the legs, feet, toes, arms, and hands experience pain and loss of sensation. Typically, the lower extremities are involved before the upper extremities and a loss of reflexes is common. It is with this type of neuropathy that ulcers, wounds, infections, and in severe cases, amputation is most common (Dyck, Feldmen, & Vinick).
symptoms between the ages of 30 and 50, but has been known to show itself in
Patients may present with symptoms and signs limited to the foot or with systemic problems.