Guillian Barre syndrome

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Severe acute inflammatory demyelinating poly neuropathology which affects the peripheral nerves. This causes weakness and loss of sensation that usually recovers completely or almost completely after a few weeks or months.

It reaches the highest point of severity of nadir, before they then start to improve. Nadir is the lowest of the lowest point

Question 2

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP)

Answer 2

the most common form. The most common sign of AIDP is muscle weakness that starts in the lower part of your body and spreads upward.

Question 3

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS)

Answer 3

in which paralysis starts in the eyes. MFS is also associated with unsteady gait.

Question 4

Acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN)

Answer 4

absent of any sensory

Question 5

Acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN),

Answer 5

Both signs, rapid and severe motor and sensory problem where you have marked muscle wasting, poorer recovery with that type of GBS