Question

ase Study, Chapter 36, Disorders of Neuromuscular Function

Mrs. S, aged 35 years, reports numbness, tingling, and weakness in her lower extremities. She is extremely worried because she remembers that her mother had these symptoms prior to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). (Learning Objectives: 16 and 17)

1. What is multiple sclerosis?

2. Why does the nurse think Mrs. S is so concerned that it could be MS?

3. What diagnostic testing would be helpful to confirm or rule out MS?

4. Within 24 hours, Mrs. S started to develop paralysis, which was moving up her legs. A tentative diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome was made.

5. What is Guillain-Barré syndrome?

6. How is GB typically treated?

Directions: Answer each question using your Porth text, reference the text in APA format. Make sure to put your reference at the bottom of your post in correct APA format.

Answer 1

1) Multiple sclerosis is a demylenating disease affecting the nerve cells of brain and spinal cord resulting in neurological disorder.

2)It should be because that she may acquire this disease because of her mother as a hereditary disease. Though the symptoms are relevant more accurate test are required to confirm.

3) Neuroimaging

MRI brain and spinal cord

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis to detect oligoclonal bands of IgG in electrophoresis

Biopsy is a confirmatory test.

4) Gullian barre syndrome is an autoimmune disease affecting the peripheral nervous system causing muscle weakness, which first affects the limbs Upper limbs,lower limb ) rapidly progressing to the chest making patient difficulty in breathing and if untreated leads to death.