Guillain-Barre Syndrome Center - San Rafael, CASan Rafael 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 San Rafael * Northern California Center for Learning & Behavioral Disorders  J Richard Mendius MD  Marin Orthopedics & Sports Medicine  Isaac N Silberman MD  UCSF VA Medical Center  UCSF VA Medical Center  UCSF VA Medical Center  Robert A Fox MD  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation Neurology  Irina Dukhovny MD  Donald C Kitt MD  Donald C Kitt MD  Pacific Neurology  ALS Research Clinic  David King-Stephens MD  David King-Stephens MD  ALS Research Clinic  ALS Research Clinic  Marilyn M Robertson MD  Charles Skomer MD  Mark H Strassberg MD  Marina Kasavin MD  Ilya Kulinsky MD  UCSF Pain Management Center  Ko-Myong Lieu MD  San Francisco Spine Center  Chau Chun Chien MD  Floyd Fortuin Jr. MD  San Francisco Clinical Research Ctr  Jonathan Mueller MD  James Y Soong MD  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  UCSF Neurological Surgery  UCSF Neurological Surgery  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  UCSF Medical Center Neurology & Memory Disorders  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  Drs Hauser & Engstrom  UCSF Epilepsy Center  UCSF Medical Center Diagnostic Radiology  UCSF Medical Center Neurology & Memory Disorders  UCSF Epilepsy Center  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  Drs Hauser & Engstrom  UCSF Neurology Stroke Clinic  UCSF Epilepsy Center  UCSF Neurology Stroke Clinic  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  UCSF Medical Center Neurology & Memory Disorders  UCSF Epilepsy Center  UCSF Epilepsy Center  UCSF Medical Center Neurology & Memory Disorders  UCSF Neurology Stroke Clinic  UCSF Epilepsy Center  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  UCSF Neurology Faculty Practice  UCSF Neurology Stroke Clinic  UCSF Neurology Stroke Clinic  UCSF Epilepsy Center  Wayne Anderson DO  Gregory F Pauxtis MD  Roger Nicoll MD  Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center  Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center  Edward L Spencer MD  Wladislaw Ellis MD  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation Neurology  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation Neurology  Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation Neurology  Edgardo G Alicaway MD  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Peninsula Neurological Associates  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Peninsula Neurological Associates  Peninsula Neurological Associates  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Regis Kwo MD  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Children's Hospital & Research Ctr Neurology  Peninsula Neurological Associates  Allen D Bott MD  Bowen Y Wong MD  Robert D Ansel MD  Associated Neurology Medical Group  Associated Neurology Medical Group  Associated Neurology Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Neurology  Kaiser Permanente Neurology  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Newton Medical Group  Newton Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Newton Medical Group  Newton Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Neurology  Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Neurology  Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Neurology San Rafael, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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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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