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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
See Also:
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Introduction
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Types
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Causes & Risk Factors
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Signs & Symptoms
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Treatment
Treatment Options
There is no cure to Guillain-Barre Syndrome but the
treatments help reduce severity. Only two treatments,
namely plasma exchange therapy (plasmapheresis) and
intravenous serum globulin (IVIG), have proved to be
effective (3).
Plasmapheresis:
Plasma is a clear, watery fluid part of the blood.
Treatment involves removing plasma from actual blood
cells and returning the plasma into the body after
removing harmful parts so that blood cells can produce
healthy plasma.
Intravenous Serum Globulin:
Immunoglobulin or serum globulin is another name for
antibodies. High doses of healthy immunoglobulin drawn
from blood of various blood donors can help block and act
as effective antibodies (1).
Prevention Methods
There are no prevention guidelines for Guillain-Barre
Syndrome (8)
See Also:
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Introduction
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Types
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Causes & Risk Factors
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Signs & Symptoms
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Guillain-Barré
Syndrome: Treatment
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com
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