Kathalene Hague wrote:
> I need information on this syndrome. My father was recently diagnosed
> with this disease and there isn't much information available. I was
> told this disease is caused by a virus that stimulates the immune system
>> to begin attacking the myelin sheathing of the nerves, causing a type of
>> short circuiting of the nervous system. My father is 75 years old and I
>> am told a full recovery is unlikely, but he may regain some ability to
> walk with the aid of braces and a walker.
I am sorry to hear about your father getting the GBS. My mother had a very
strong attach of it two years ago, and she has yet some way to go before
complete recovery.
You can get information about GBS by trying :
http://www.webmast.com/gbs/ GBS Foundation International
http://www.gbs.org.uk/ GBS support group in the UK
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~gbs/mainindex.htm (should be about the
same as above)
There is also a mailing list of people who have encountered the GBS,
GBS.etal at gbs.org and should be able to subscribe to it from one of the
sites above.
Magali
