University:
Swansea University
Course:
PM-139 | Human Physiology 1
Academic year:

2023
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333

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4
Author:

Amal J.

2/5/14Demyelinating disease/polyneuropathy1) GBS,Degeneration & inflammation nervesof the many'poly neurop a they'(primarily - -degeneration)only inflammation of nervepolyneuritis. Degeneration of myelins health"Demyelination1Guiltian1) Guillain barre landrySyndrome Guillain P barreSyndrome/ GBS) post infectionpoly neuropathy 1 Acute as cendinginflammatory polyneiropa thyDefinition:-It is an acuteascending polyneuropathy &ascending symmetricalcharacterised by motoroccuring Dein sory Prblms 1-3 weeks frequently occasionally8 weeks after the acuteinfection.Incidence:-1.6-1.9% lakh C2/ lakh)populationtheAge is do- 50yrs/youreg s middle. age groupsaffectedBoth sexs areinvolved, Males affected Hasmore than femalesC/F:-pares the suaMotor sensorydistus bances.words initially inlower limbspelvic girdle, trunk,,abdomenupper him b, eranial20neeves20causes :-isun kmownMay be hypersensurerity)allergyso me of the visusa) cytomegalo viiusb) Ebstein barr virusc) Entro virusd) Miscoplasm It also comes after theimmunizationsurgeryTonsilitispneumoniainfluenza50% of cases previouslyhave the prblin of URT in feethGIT infection.Plathology :-Nerve process involvement[ degeneration of nerve processspecificially the schanncell involvementSegmental demyelinationproliferation of schuanncellAssociated with perivascularlymphocyte inflammatoryexudates