Surgical processes trigger Guillain-Barre’ syndrome (GBS) in 15% cases. The patients with previous history of malignancy or autoimmune disease may predispose to development of postsurgical GBS. GBS is a disease where body’s immune system acts against the peripheral nervous system. The sign of this disease varies from varying degree of weakness or tingling sensation in legs. The symptoms can increase to a degree when certain muscles can stop working making the person paralyzed.
It can also be life threatening in severe conditions which can potentially interfere breathing and heart rate. GBS can affect anybody irrespective of their age and sex and usually occurs after a few days or week of respiratory or gastrointestinal viral infection. In some countries, GBS is also triggered after infection of ZIKA virus. In a recent news release, American Academy of Neurology (AAN) claimed that GBS…
