Guillain-Barre Syndrome : From Diagnosis to

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute paralysis in America. People with GBS experience a range of symptoms from feelings of tingling and weakness to almost complete paralysis. No one knows why GBS strikes some people and not others, or what sets the disease in motion.

Gareth J. Parry, MB, ChB, FRACP, is Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota

About the AAN Press Quality of Life Guides	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
What Is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?	p. 1
What Are the Effects of Guillain-Barre Syndrome?	p. 9
How Is Guillain-Barre Syndrome Diagnosed?	p. 39
What Causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome?	p. 53
Supportive Treatments in the Acute Care Hospital	p. 65
Rehabilitation and Coming Home	p. 109
Immunotherapy Treatment	p. 147
Life After Guillain-Barre Syndrome	p. 155
Chronic Immune-Mediated Polyneuropathies	p. 195
Glossary	p. 219
Resources	p. 241
Index	p. 251
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