A CASE REPORT ON GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME (G B SYNDROME) IN CHILD – AN SUCCESSFUL APPROACH IN AYURVEDA

Abstract

Guillain Barre Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder encompassing a heterogeneous group of pathological and clinical entities. Antecedent infections are thought to trigger an immune response which subsequently cross reacts with nerves leading to demyelination or axonal degeneration. The condition can occur at any age. One of the earliest descriptions of what we know today as guillian barre syndrome is found in Land-ry’s report on 10 Patients with “ascending paralysis” in 1859. The annual incidence of G B Syndrome is around 1-3/100000 population according to epidemiological studies from Europe, USA and Australia. The age specific curve seems to show a bimodal distribution with peaks in young adults and the elderly. The risk of G B Syndrome is lower during pregnancy and increases after delivery. However, it can occur to children as well which is the common cause of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) wherein the clinical features are acute paralysis evolving over days or weeks with loss of tendon reflexes. Pain is the most common symptom experienced by the patients. Here is a case report on a child aged 2 and half years suffering from G B syndrome who underwent Panchakarma treatment in Ayurveda under 2 phases that include Sarvanga Abhyanga, Sarvanga Shastika Shali Pinda Sweda, Dhanyamla Dhara, Agnilepa, Rajayapana Basti along with Physiotherapy and there were significant results observed.