Question

Amid Haq, a 33-year-old Muslim male, and his wife have been visiting Amid's brother in the United States for the past 2 months. Amid has been having trouble walking and has fallen several times because his legs have become weak. He is also having difficulty talking and has experienced some choking episodes. Amid's brother takes Amid to the brother's healthcare provider (HCP), who admits him into the hospital with a diagnosis of rule out Guillain-Barré syndrome?

Answer 1

The diagnosis is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Guillain-Barré syndrome, also known as acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuropathy or immunomediated acute polyradiculopathy, is an acquired nervous system disease (neuropathy), probably of an autoimmune nature, marked by loss of myelin sheath and tendon reflexes. It manifests as acute inflammation of these nerves and sometimes nerve roots, and can affect people of any age, especially older adults.

The predominant symptom of Guillain-Barré syndrome is progressive and ascending muscle weakness, accompanied or not by paresthesias (changes in sensitivity such as itching, burning, numbness, etc.), which initially manifests in the legs and may cause motor and flaccid paralysis. As the disease progresses, weakness can affect the trunk, arms, neck, and affect the muscles of the face, oropharynx, breathing, and swallowing. We can see that Amid Haq has similar symptoms, so we can conclude that after a test, Amid Haq would be diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.