Guillain-Barre Syndrome Center - Birmingham, ALBirmingham Neurologist Doctors for Guillain-Barre SyndromeType of Physician: Neurologist What is a Neurologist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners focus on the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nervous system, as well as the blood vessels that relate to these structures. The neurologist is often the primary physician but also serves as a consultant to other physicians and may render all levels of care, including the continuing care of outpatients and/or inpatients. The neurologist will often perform and interpret tests that relate to the nervous system or muscles. Specialty: Neurology Common Name: Neurologist Doctors in Birmingham * UAB Hospital Psychiatry  UAB Hospital Psychiatry  UAB Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurology  UAB Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurology  UAB Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurology  UAB Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurology  UAB Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurology  UAB Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurology  UAB Hospital Neuropsychiatry  UAB Hospital Neuropsychiatry  UAB Hospital Neuropsychiatry  UAB Hospital Neuropsychiatry  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  UAB Hospital Neurology  Newton & James Neurology Associates PC  Newton & James Neurology Associates PC  David B O'Neal MD  Jane Pearson MD PA  SWC Dept of Neurology  SWC Dept of Neurology  SWC Dept of Neurology  Hudgens Swillie Russell & Strong MDs  Hudgens Swillie Russell & Strong MDs  Hudgens Swillie Russell & Strong MDs  Hudgens Swillie Russell & Strong MDs  Specialists of Alabama  Specialists of Alabama  Alabama Neurology Associates PC  Alabama Neurology Associates PC  Southern Neurology  Southern Neurology  Marc Feldman MD  UAB Community Psychiatry  UAB Community Psychiatry  UAB Community Psychiatry  Richard G Diethelm MD  Greystone Neurology Center  Greystone Neurology Center  Alabama Neurosurgeons PC  Nasrollah Eslami MD  Neurology and Neurodiagnostics of Alabama LLC  Cheryl Goyne MD  Lorne Scott Miller MD  Hamo Neurology Clinic  North Central Neurology Associates  Sheri L Swader MD  Baptist Health Center Talladega  Neurology Consultants  Neurology Consultants  Neurology Consultants  Neurology Consultants  Neurology Consultants  University Medical Center  Neurology Clinic PC  Neurology Clinic PC  Kilgo Headache Clinic  Pamela Quinn MD  Southwest Alabama Medical Center  Neurological Specialists PC  Neurological Specialists PC  Decatur Neurology  Decatur Neurology  Winfield Neurology Family Medicine  Huntsville Neurology Center  The Clinic For Neurology  The Clinic For Neurology  Huntsville Hospital Neurology  North Alabama ENT Associates PC  Crown Comprehensive Headache Center  Drs Miller & Wouters  Drs Miller & Wouters  Drs Miller & Wouters  Drs Miller & Wouters  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic  Alabama Neurological Clinic Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in the state of Alabama in the United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County and includes part of Shelby County.
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Guillain-Barre SyndromeRead the Guillain-Barre Syndrome article » What is Guillain-Barré syndrome?Guillain-Barré syndrome (often misspelled Guillain-Barre) is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The first symptoms of this disorder include varying degrees of weakness or tingling sensations in the legs. In many instances the weakness and abnormal sensations spread to the arms and upper body. These symptoms can increase in intensity until certain muscles cannot be used at all and, when severe, the patient is almost totally paralyzed. In these cases the disorder is life threatening - potentially interfering with breathing and, at times, with blood pressure or heart rate - and is considered a medical emergency. Such a patient is often put on a respirator to assist with breathing and is watched closely for problems such as an abnormal heart beat, infections, blood clots, and high or low blood pressure. Most patients, however, recover from even the most severe cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, although some continue to have a certain degree of weakness. Guillain-Barré syndrome can affect anybody. It can strike at any age and both sexes are equally prone to the disorder. The syndrome is rare, however, afflicting only about one person in 100,000. Usually Guillain-Barré occurs a few days or weeks after the patient has had symptoms of a respiratory or gastrointestinal viral infection. Occasionally surgery or vaccinations will trigger the syndrome.
What causes Guillain-Barré syndrome?No one yet knows why Guillain-Barré - which is not contagious - strikes some people and not others. Nor does anyone know exactly what sets the disease in motion. What scientists do know is that the body's immune system begins to attack the body itself, causing what is known as an autoimmune disease. Usually the cells of the immune system attack only foreign materi... Recommended Reading Related to Guillain-Barre SyndromeSwine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) facts
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