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Article: Guillain-Barre Syndrome's Victims Usually Recover
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 8, 1994
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Q. Please detail Guillain-Barre syndrome. What age gets it? Is it
true that some people may never recover from this? Is there any new
cure? Can a person have symptoms, have them subside, then come back?
A. Guillain-Barre syndrome has to do with worn insulation around
nerves. That insulation swells and interferes with muscle signals,
thus accounting for muscle weakness and peculiar neural sensations.
The extent and severity of the nerve involvement varies among
patients. In general, symptoms spread from the lower body upward,
sometimes high enough to cause serious breathing difficulty.
The upward progress of symptoms ends in a few weeks for most,
and recovery begins a couple of weeks ...