A friend of mine was diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome a few days ago. I didn’t know much about it other than the fact that is was a rare auto-immune disease, so I decided to thoroughly research the topic and share what I discovered.
QUICK SUMMARY
Guillain Barre Syndrome is an Autoimmune Disease where the body’s immune system attacks the myelin of its own neurons causing tingling, numbness and eventually paralysis of various parts of the body. It can lead to death in cases where paralysis effects the muscles controlling the lungs and heart, but most people recover over a period of several months and sometimes years.
