Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: September | Volume: 8 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 548-550
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210969
Case Report on Guillain Barre Syndrome: Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Chinnu Roy1; Jobin Kunjumon Vilapurathu2; Dhanya Paul1; Helan Kurian1
1Pharm D Interns, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India-686661
2Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India-686661
Corresponding Author: Chinnu Roy
ABSTRACT
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder which affects the peripheral nervous system. It is a rare disorder affects in 1 per million people in year. It is characterized by symmetrical, progressive limb weakness and tingling.
Case Report: A 53 year old male patient was presented with insidious onset of difficulty in moving right upper and lower limbs as well as gradual weakness of left limbs, and breathing difficulty, known case of diabetics’ mellitus and hypertension. Nerve conduction study shows suggest axonopathy; Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP) is identified, which is a subtype of Guillain Barre Syndrome. Patient gradually develops areflexia, bifacial weakness, and quadriparesis. Patient was treated with IV immunoglobulin and intranasal oxygen therapy. Patient shows slight improvement in his medical condition, shows improvement in the power of lower limbs after one week of therapy. Physiotherapy was suggested.
Keywords: Guillain Barre Syndrome, GBS, Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, AIDP.
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