A retrospective study to determine the prevalence of guillain barre syndrome patients seen at the university teaching hospital (UTH) in medical- wards between 2011 to 2013/ Joshua Saisha.
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Continuing resourcePublication details: Lusaka: University of Zambia , School of Medicine, 2015.Subject(s): Dissertation note: A study submitted in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiotherapy. Summary: Guillain-barre syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which immune system attack part of the peripheral nervous system resulting in varying degree of muscle weakness, loss of reflexes, and numbeness or tingling in arms, legs face, and other parts of the body. The annual incidence of GBS is around 1-3/100 000 population. In sub saharan african it is about 0.83/100 000 population and it is associated with HIV/AIDS. There is no known cure for GBS but the remedies range from medical, pharmacotherapy, and physiotherapy and occupation therapy.
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A study submitted in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiotherapy.
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Guillain-barre syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which immune system attack part of the peripheral nervous system resulting in varying degree of muscle weakness, loss of reflexes, and numbeness or tingling in arms, legs face, and other parts of the body. The annual incidence of GBS is around 1-3/100 000 population. In sub saharan african it is about 0.83/100 000 population and it is associated with HIV/AIDS. There is no known cure for GBS but the remedies range from medical, pharmacotherapy, and physiotherapy and occupation therapy.
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