OT Rex - Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) Overview

Hi everyone. This video covers GBS etiology, symptoms, recovery, and OT treatment. Hope its helpful!

I mainly pulled from this source from NINDS:

AOTA has a great exam prep fact sheet on this topic as well. :)

Good Luck!

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[jennifero]

This was so helpful for me before I take the NBCOT exam.

[larashuping]

Thank you so much!! I was wondering if you can do a video on the OT & COTA process and what is expected during what phase?

[meztizasx]

Thank you for this!!! I'm hoping to take my COTA exam sometime this month (4th attempt!) and your videos are really helping me out! :)

[kevinbaxter]

GBS/CIDP personally is Hell 5yrs into diagnosis
Still crutches balance issues essential tremors in hands
Muscle atrophy
Effects are Physically Emotionally Financially
Get all the help you need keep on at Doctors and Neurologist otherwise get lost in the system

[XnateX]

7:50 70%+15%+30% = 115%, so I'm assuming you mean 70% Recover, 30% Residual weakness 3yr+ > 15%:30% Face long term weakness & need W/C, RW?

[williamborthwick]

I’m recovering from GBS but still have pins and needles in my feet and feet feels spongy they say that the feet is last thing to go also. Balance am walking with walking stick

[doriswalsh]

My twin sister has this still recovering it's an awful strange disease 🤧🤣 she's 44 prayers for everyone

[dennisrphymurphy]

I really hated to watch this, but I had to 100%. I haven't been diagnosed, but this is looking like the place I am heading. I'm 72

[doriswalsh]

Interesting video 🙂👍 my twin sister 🤣 had this she is still recovering she 44

[chrisimba]

Thank you for sharing your information. my son was 18months old when he had GBS. It hit him up to his respiratory system but he recovered after 3weeks in ICU. After recovery he still can't sound words properly and sometimes find it difficult to say a word. Please, can you suggest what exercise should I use to help him talk properly?