Incorporating continuous passive motion in the rehabilitation of a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Characteristics of Guillain-Barré syndrome: brief report

Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune inflammatory disease, which manifests itself as an acute motor weakness of the organs, diagnosed as affecting the motor spinal nerve roots generally and causing muscle and motor weakness, the cause of this disease is the presence of active antibodies against the myelin sheath around the spinal nerve roots. Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most ...

Detection of Autoantibodies against Gangliosides in Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Nursing a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

By Maria De Cort Kathy Eggers’ experience ‘on the other side’ as a patient has given her valuable insights to share with other nurses. After 18 months of hospitalisation and rehabilitation she returned to work, where she is pictured here with patient Desmond Renete in the dialysis unit at Hawke’s Bay Hospital. Guillain-Barré syndrome is a very frightening condition for patients and their famili...

A Novel Virtual Motor Rehabilitation System for Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Introduction: This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on “New Methodologies for Patients Rehabilitation”. Objectives: For Guillain-Barré patients, motor rehabilitation programs are helpful at the onset to prevent the complications of paralysis and in cases of persistent motor impairment. Traditional motor rehabilitation programs may be tedious and monotonou...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pre-pandemic Periods

Background: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease that may occur after infections. As Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may bring about GBS, it is important to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on this disease Objectives: This study aimed to compare the distribution and characteristics of GBS during and before the COVID-19 pandemic in an academic referral hospital i...