Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Gareth J. Parry - Hardcover

This monograph places special emphasis on the value of electrophysiology, not only in the diagnosis & prognosis, but also in the elucidation of the pathophysiological basis of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome & related chronic inflammation demyelinating neuropathies (CIDP). These acquired demyelinating neuropathies are fascinating to clinical neurophysiologists because they encompass a wide & variable pathophysiology, both in time & space. Although there appear to be favored sites of peripheral nerve lesions - for example, proximal roots, plexi, intramuscular nerve twigs & sites of subclinical entrapment - it is evident that the pattern & severity of lesions is quite variable from patient to patient. Recent advances in immunology & the nature of the infectious agents known to trigger the acute disease are also reviewed. The discussion of clinical features, neuropathology & experience in managing the inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies by intravenous immunoglobulin & other immunotherapies is timely & comprehensive.Parry, Gareth J. is the author of 'Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Gareth J. Parry - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780865774445 and ISBN 0865774447.