Guillain-Barre Syndrome Case Study
My patient is a 45-year-old poultry farmer, with Guillain-Barre syndrome. He is currently on a respirator and has bilateral paralysis of his legs. The first words that stood out to me were respirator and paralysis. I immediately thought that this was an infection that affected the respiratory system and the nerves. My patient’s occupation also stood out to me. He is a poultry farmer, which means he also eats his own poultry.
Before continuing I had to get a full understanding of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that makes your body's immune system attacks your nerves. In Guillain-Barre syndrome, the immune system starts to destroy the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of many peripheral nerves, or even
Before continuing I had to get a full understanding of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that makes your body's immune system attacks your nerves. In Guillain-Barre syndrome, the immune system starts to destroy the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of many peripheral nerves, or even