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Axonal type
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Axonal type
by Ana Maria Martinez, Jun 21, 2000 12:00AM
Since the end of April my father (64 years old) is suffering Guillain Barre syndrome. The diagnostic was quite fast (he had a quite strong diarrea and feber the week before) and the same day he went to the hospital they started a inmonuglobulin treatment. He did not need a respirator.
Now he is at home but he needs constant help since he cannot still move hands and arms.
The doctors said that he has a quite severe axonal type of Guillain Barre and although he seems to recover little by little they cannot say anything about his development so we are very worried about it.
Does any one know anything about the recovery of such type of patients?
Thank you very much for your help.
Ana
Now he is at home but he needs constant help since he cannot still move hands and arms.
The doctors said that he has a quite severe axonal type of Guillain Barre and although he seems to recover little by little they cannot say anything about his development so we are very worried about it.
Does any one know anything about the recovery of such type of patients?
Thank you very much for your help.
Ana
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Jun 21, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Ana:
Sorry to hear about your father. How do the physicians know that your father has the axonal type of Guillian-Barre? This form is much rarer that the demyelinating type. Recovery depends alot on the degree of compromise, extent of the disease, and the individual patient. Recovery is not instant but even the mildest cases takes months. The really severe cases (respiratory compromise) will take years and most do not recover completely. So, the recovery has a range, from complete to incomplete. Without examinining your father it is difficult to tell, but he did not require intubation (the mechanical ventillator) which is good. It is still very early in the course of the recovery. He will need to really stick with it and the family encouragement and help will go a great distance to help recoery and eventual recovery (to what ever extent).
I hope I have helped. Sorry, it was not more specific.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Sorry to hear about your father. How do the physicians know that your father has the axonal type of Guillian-Barre? This form is much rarer that the demyelinating type. Recovery depends alot on the degree of compromise, extent of the disease, and the individual patient. Recovery is not instant but even the mildest cases takes months. The really severe cases (respiratory compromise) will take years and most do not recover completely. So, the recovery has a range, from complete to incomplete. Without examinining your father it is difficult to tell, but he did not require intubation (the mechanical ventillator) which is good. It is still very early in the course of the recovery. He will need to really stick with it and the family encouragement and help will go a great distance to help recoery and eventual recovery (to what ever extent).
I hope I have helped. Sorry, it was not more specific.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
CCF Neuro MD