Do-it-all veteran, mother-of-three and singer who was suddenly paralyzed by mysterious rare disease
Deanna Wheeler, 31, found herself almost instantaneously paralyzed last month, first from the waist down, then completely, by the rare autoimmune disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What to know about Miller Fisher syndrome
Miller Fisher syndrome is a mild form of Guillain-Barr é syndrome. It causes nerve damage, resulting in a loss of coordination, reflexes, and muscle control. The outlook is good, and with treatment a person often recovers within 6 months. Accurate diagnosis is essential to receive the right treatment. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Acute Morbidity of Guillain-Barre Worse With Zika Infection Acute Morbidity of Guillain-Barre Worse With Zika Infection
Patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) who have evidence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection have higher acute morbidity than those with GBS but no signs of ZIKV, according to new research.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Zika Worsens Short-Term Guillain-Barre Course
(MedPage Today) -- But no increased risk of disability at 6 months (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - May 21, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
What is BACM?
Discussion
Leg pain in children has a broad differential diagnosis and includes more innocuous problems such as growing pains and transient synovitis but also more serious problems including neurological diseases or malignancy. Occult or self-limited trauma are also common causes. A review can be found here. Limping can be painful or painless and has its own differential diagnosis which can overlap with leg pain. A differential diagnosis for limping can be found here. Muscle weakness also has its’ own differential diagnosis which can be found here.
Learning Point
Benign acute childhood myositis (BACM) has other names...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 21, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Peru declares alert over suspected Guillain-Barre outbreak
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has declared a national epidemiological alert to contain what appears to be an outbreak of the rare Guillain-Barre syndrome, which is associated with the Zika virus, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Postmortem Findings in Patient With Guillain-Barre and Zika Postmortem Findings in Patient With Guillain-Barre and Zika
What can we learn about the possible link between Guillain-Barre syndrome and the Zika virus from this postmortem investigation?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
What is the Besinger Score?
Discussion
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare disease in the pediatric population. The incidence depends on the population studied but is estimated at 1-9/1 million/year. It was first described by William Heinrich Erb in 1879. The cause is autoantibodies against components of the post-synaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction, usually against the acetylcholine binding receptor (AChR).
It can occur at any age but is more common in the adult population. Juvenile patients (0-19 years) are divided into prepubertal (12 years) who have disease presentations similar to the adult population. In adults there are 5 grades: ocula...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 19, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Rainfall can indicate that mosquito-borne epidemics will occur weeks later
FINDINGSA new study demonstrates that outbreaks of mosquito-borne viruses Zika and Chikungunya generally occur about three weeks after heavy rainfall.Researchers also found that Chikungunya will predominate over Zika when both circulate at the same time, because Chikungunya has a shorter incubation period — just two days, versus 10 days for Zika. The latter finding explains why a late-2015 Zika epidemic in Rio de Janeiro ended while the number of Chikungunya cases increased in February 2016.BACKGROUNDViruses transmitted by insects can lead to serious health repercussions. Zika is linked to birth defects, and up to 1 perc...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Zika-related nerve damage caused by immune response to the virus
(Yale University) The immune system's response to the Zika virus, rather than the virus itself, may be responsible for nerve-related complications of infection, according to a Yale study. This insight could lead to new ways of treating patients with Zika-related complications, such as Guillain-Barr é syndrome, the researchers said. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 20, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Anaheim Ducks' Patrick Eaves Believed To Have Guillain-Barr é Syndrome: What You Need To Know
Eaves, a 33-year-old right wing, developed weakness last week but is recovering. He is likely to be sidelined for the foreseeable future, but early diagnosis and treatment will help. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 25, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Contributor Source Type: news
Ducks' Patrick Eaves Has Suspected Guillain-Barr é Syndrome - What You Need To Know
Hockey player Patrick Eaves is ill with likely Guillain-Barr é. Here ' s what you need to know. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 25, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Contributor Source Type: news
This Week in Zika: CDC Updates Guidance for Infants with Virus
(MedPage Today) -- Also, Zika a risk factor for patients developing Guillain-Barre (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 20, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Posttraumatic Guillain-Barr é syndrome immediately following a traffic accident - Kim J, Choi HY, Lee YM, Kim JS.
We report a case of posttraumat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Recent Cancer May Increase Risk for Guillain - Barr é Syndrome
Odds ratios for GBS were highest for cancers of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue, respiratory tract, prostate, breast (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Journal, Source Type: news
