Guillain-Barre Syndrome Flashcards
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is also known as
Acute Idiopathic Polyneuritis
inability to execute voluntary movements.
Dyskinesia
What are the most common infectious agents that are associated with the development of GBS?
*Campylobacter jejuni
*Cytomegalovirus
*Epstein-Barr virus
*Mycoplasma pneumoniae
*H. Infleunzae
*Zika virus
The exact location of the immune attack within the peripheral nervous system is the
Ganglioside GM1b.
The cell that produces myelin in the peripheral nervous system
Schwann Cell
GBS clinical manifestations typically begins with
muscle weakness and diminished reflexed of the lower extremities.
For medical managements to prevent VTE, and DVT
Use of anticoagulant agents and sequential compression boots.
Usual diagnostic test for GBS?
*Lumbar Puncture (elevated protein w/o elevated WBCs)
*Electromyography
What is a variant of a descending GBS?
Miller-Fisher Variant
is a complex substance that covers nerves, providing insulation and speeding the conductions of impulses from the cell body to the dendrites.
Myelin
Optic nerve demyelination may result in
Blindness
Vagus nerve demyelination results in
autonomic dysfunction, manifested by instability of cardiovascular system.
Medical management include
IVIG and Therapeutic plasma exchange
Passive range of motion exercises are performed at least
at least twice daily.
If the patient cannot swallow because of bulbar paralysis, what may be placed to administer nutrients?
Gastrostomy Tube
