ea0070aep549 | General Endocrinology | ECE2020
Daniela Aflorei Elena
, Jane Bracken Amanda
, Stanciu Roxana
, Tanase Dan
, Kong Ngai
Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare but very serious autoimmune disorder and it’s caused by the immune led demyelination of the peripheral nervous system. The symptoms are mainly weakness and numbness, but can also consist in severe respiratory failure due to paralysis. The treatment consist in administration of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) which shorten the duration of disease.Case presentation: A 67 year-old m...