Question 1

what is gillian barre syndrome?

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Autoimmune: An autoimmune disease that attacks the myelin sheaths on your peripheral nerves. Usually starts in feet an ascends. Sometimes starts in the eyes.

Question 2

i have all the symptom of guillam barre syndrome.it's started last month april 18 this   and the sign and symptom progress and days and weeks.

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May be another thing: Guillian Barre' is typically a rapidly progressive ascending polyneuropathy that can result in an inability to breath. It is associated with a number of infections, medications, toxic exposures, but the source is often unknown.  You MUST seek immediate medical care with Neurology consultation diagnose this issue. See the link below: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/detail_gbs.htm

Question 3

what are the risk factors for getting guillian barre syndrome ?

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Virus: Usually a virus. Very rarely a vaccination, but the risk of the virus far outweighs the vaccine.

Question 4

what's guillian barre syndrome (gbs) syndrome?

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Auto-immune reaction: A triggered auto-immune reaction usually against the myelin of peripheral nerves. In a subset of individuals, the response is also directed at the nerve cells. This causes slowing of nerve conduction and motor weakness classically in an ascending pattern from the legs proximally. The attack may be so dramatic as to cause breathing difficulty requiring a respirator. Treatment options exist.

Question 5

what are risk factors for guillian barre syndrome?

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GBS: Anyone can develop GBS, but people over 50 yrs. age are more at risk.  It develops several days/weeks after having diarrhea or respiratory infection, with most common cause being a bacterium called  Campylobacter, &amp; some cases follow the Flu or Epstein Barr virus infection, and rarely after vaccination.

Question 6

what's the antibiotic that should not be used in gillian barre syndrome?

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None: Antibiotics are ineffective in guillian-barre syndrome.

Question 7

does guillian barre syndrome happen to woman more than men? and what age is most common onset?  i'm 20 is risk

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Do your own research: The ♂:♀ ratio is 1.5:1; ♂ preponderance is especially seen in older patients. GBS can occur at any age. In the US the age distribution has a 1st peak in young adulthood (15-35) and a 2nd higher one in middle age and the elderly (50-75). Now, I don't keep this info in my head. I had to look it up. And so can you. Regurgitating statistics isn't the best use you can make of a HealthTap doc's skills.

Question 8

what are signs of guillain barre syndrome?

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Acute neuritis: An ascending rapidly progressive weakness then paralysis, starting typically bilaterally in legs, later arms and hands, and later yet issues with swallowing and breathing, often following influenza, but also seen with infectious mono, some GI infections, and could lead to respiratory collapse if not properly treated.

Question 9

what causes constant dizziness in.a man that has had guillian barre syndrome?

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Complicated: Ascending involvement of nerves may lead to interference with the vestibular or acoustic nerve as well as the brainstem, ear labyrinth, all which inyeract in the causes of dizziness.

Question 10

why i can't have a flu shot since i had guillian- barre  syndrome ?

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Precautionary : No one knows exactly what causes guillain-barre syndrome or why some people get it and other do not. Most people who get guillain-barre syndrome do so after having a bacterial or viral infection. In some cases, it has been connected to certain immunizations, such as the flu vaccine, and can even occur spontaneously.

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