{"id":298,"date":"2014-08-01T09:19:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/?p=298"},"modified":"2014-09-09T11:23:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T11:23:58","slug":"guillain-barre-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/blog\/guillain-barre-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Guillain Barr\u00e9 Syndr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome<\/h1>\n<p>Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome is an acute illness which is caused by inflammation of peripheral nerves leading to loss of sensation, muscle weakness and, in more serious cases, complete paralysis and breathing difficulty. In almost eighty per cent of children these symptoms follow a recent illness (usually viral). This infection is thought to trigger a faulty response in the immune system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome3.jpg\" alt=\"Guillain Barre Syndrome3\" width=\"253\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome3.jpg 253w, https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome3-239x188.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The disease varies in speed of onset with children reaching their maximal disability over a matter of days or, much more gradually over a period of up to four weeks. Initial symptoms consist of tingling, numbness, unsteadiness and progressive weakness usually affecting the feet and then the hands and gradually progressing up the limbs. At the height of their illness about a quarter of children remain able to walk but the other three quarters loose their mobility and about sixteen per cent need to be artificially ventilated on an intensive care unit.<\/p>\n<p>The diagnosis of Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome is confirmed with a combination of lumbar puncture, where a high protein content is demonstrated in the cerebrospinal fluid and nerve conduction studies, which show slowing of nerve conduction in the nerve roots and\/or peripheral nerves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome.jpg\" alt=\"Guillain Barre Syndrome\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-805\" \/>Recovery usually begins in two to three weeks and may be accompanied by pain and tingling in the limbs. Most children are able to walk unaided by six weeks and most are free from symptoms by about three months. Minorities of patients have some residual problems but these children are usually still able to walk unaided. The condition can occur at any age but there appear to be peak ages of onset in childhood at four years and twelve years. In general children make a much better recovery than adults.<\/p>\n<p>In Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome \u00a0the body&#8217;s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Usually Guillain-Barr\u00e9 occurs a few days or weeks after the patient has had symptoms of a respiratory or gastrointestinal viral infection.\u00c2\u00a0The body&#8217;s immune system begins to attack the body itself, causing what is known as an autoimmune disease.<\/p>\n<p><b>Role of homeopathy:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome1.jpg\" alt=\"Guillain Barre Syndrome1\" width=\"216\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome1.jpg 216w, https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Guillain-Barre-Syndrome1-174x188.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/b>\u00a0It has been clinically observed that homeopathy helps cases of GB Syndrome. It seems to help by correcting the altered immune system. The medicines are very effective in treating the\u00a0residual symptoms of Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome. Muscle weakness\u00a0and power in the limbs can be corrected.<\/p>\n<p>In the acute stage, in cases of danger of respiratory paralysis, allopathic medicines have an advantage, but for the residual neuro-muscular\u00a0symptoms, Homeopathic medicines are highly\u00a0effective and\u00a0<b>strongly recommended<\/b>..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome is an acute illness which is caused by inflammation of peripheral nerves leading to loss of sensation, muscle weakness and, in more serious cases, complete paralysis and breathing difficulty. In almost eighty per cent of children &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/blog\/guillain-barre-syndrome\/\"><span class=\"more\" >Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-disease"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1438,"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/1438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sattvam.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}