Guillain-Barre Syndrome Center - Detroit, MIDetroit 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 Detroit * Children's Hospital of Michigan Neurology  Children's Hospital of Michigan Neurology  Children's Hospital of Michigan Neurology  Children's Hospital of Michigan Neurology  Children's Hospital of Michigan Neurology  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Receiving Hospital Neurology Clinic  Detroit Neurological Associates  Kresge Eye Institute  Henry Ford Health System Neurologic Surgery  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Shamael Haque DO  Henry Ford Health System  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Health System Neurologic Surgery  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Health System Neurologic Surgery  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Health System Neurologic Surgery  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Oakleaf Neurology & Sleep  Michigan Neurology Associates  Hala Nahhas MD  Associated Physicians of Dearborn  Associated Physicians of Dearborn  Greenfield Pain & Neurology  Salahuddin S Almad MD  Wyandotte Neurology  David Lustig DO  Suheb M Hasan MD  Michigan Neurology Associates  Michigan Neurology Associates  Michigan Neurology Associates  Michigan Neurology Associates  Michigan Neurology Associates  Michigan Neurology Associates  Macomb Neurology Associates PC  Point Neurology  Macomb Neurology Associates PC  Balbir Gandhi & Ravinder Gandhi MDs  Lakeside Neurology  Lakeside Neurology  Lakeside Neurology  Andrew L Marcus MD  Michigan Institute and Sleep Center  Michigan Institute and Sleep Center  Michigan Institute and Sleep Center  B G Tricounty Neurology  Comprehensive Clinical Neurology  Associates In Neurology PC  Southfield Neurological Associates  Associates In Neurology PC  Associates In Neurology PC  Berkley Clinic Michigan Physician Group  Troy Industrial Clinic  Oakland Neurologists PC  Raina M Ernstoff MD  Oakland Neurologists PC  Gary L Trock MD  Macomb Physicians Group  Pediatric Neurology  Sierra Medical Group PLC  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Medical Center Neurology Detroit, MichiganKnown as the world's traditional automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, The Motor City and Motown. Upcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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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