Guillain-Barre Syndrome Center - Livonia, MILivonia 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 Livonia * Ranajit Sil MD  Michigan Neurodiagnostics  Jorge S Zuniga MD  Botsford Hospital  Hermann D Banks MD  Garden City Hospital  Garden City Hospital  Associates In Neurology PC  Associates In Neurology PC  Associates In Neurology PC  Associates In Neurology PC  Associates In Neurology PC  Associates In Neurology PC  Michigan Neurology Associates  Leonard Sahn MD  Nilofer Nisar MD  Jolly Neurological Clinic  Nilofer Nisar MD  Nilofer Nisar MD  William Leuchter MD PC  William Leuchter MD PC  Rashmi Gupta MD  The Parkinsons & Movement Disorder Center  William Leuchter MD PC  Michigan Head & Spine Institute  William Leuchter MD PC  William Leuchter MD PC  The Parkinsons & Movement Disorder Center  Drs Newman & Newman  Franklin Medical Consultants  Chandrakant Desai MD  Sierra Medical Group PLC  Elizabeth C Smith MD PC  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Jodi Ann Ganley DO  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Novi Neurology PC  Brain PC  Southfield Neurological Associates  Suheb M Hasan MD  Andrew L Marcus MD  Comprehensive Clinical Neurology  Greenfield Pain & Neurology  Neurology and Sleep Medicine  Associated Physicians of Dearborn  Associated Physicians of Dearborn  Hala Nahhas MD  Comprehensive Neurology Headache & Sleep Center  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Berkley Clinic Michigan Physician Group  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Oakleaf Neurology & Sleep  Oakland Neurologists PC  Raina M Ernstoff MD  Oakland Neurologists PC  Gary L Trock MD  Danny F Watson MD  Bloomfield Neurology Clinic PC  Bloomfield Neurology Clinic PC  Salahuddin S Almad MD  Balbir Gandhi & Ravinder Gandhi MDs  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Henry Ford Medical Center Neurology  Henry Ford Hospital Neurology  Ram S Garg MD  Wyandotte Neurology  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 Health System Neurologic Surgery  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 Health System Neurologic Surgery  Troy Industrial Clinic  Pediatric Neurology  Ann Arbor Neurology  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Ann Arbor Neurology  Ann Arbor Neurology  Ann Arbor Neurology  Ann Arbor Neurology  Ann Arbor Neurology  Detroit Neurological Associates  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  Kresge Eye Institute Livonia, MichiganUpcoming 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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