Patient Case Studies
Earth is home to over seven billion people, and each of these individuals are afflicted a by disease or disorder at least once in their lifetime. We've all heard of the flu and the common cold, but what happens when doctors come across a rare disease? How do others learn about it? How does research on these diseases begin?
The answer is patient case studies. Patient case studies are important tools that are used in the medical field to share findings and diagnoses. Especially in neurology, a field in which new discoveries are made everyday, patient case studies allow for medical professionals to achieve a better understanding of different conditions, and it can even provide others with insight about their own medical cases. Because patient case studies are such great learning tools, the purpose of this project is to write patient case studies over the two forms of the Anti-GQ1b Antibody Syndromes.
The answer is patient case studies. Patient case studies are important tools that are used in the medical field to share findings and diagnoses. Especially in neurology, a field in which new discoveries are made everyday, patient case studies allow for medical professionals to achieve a better understanding of different conditions, and it can even provide others with insight about their own medical cases. Because patient case studies are such great learning tools, the purpose of this project is to write patient case studies over the two forms of the Anti-GQ1b Antibody Syndromes.
Anti-GQ1b Antibody Syndromes
Anti-GQ1b AntiBody Syndrome is a loose term that is applied to a specific group of neurological conditions that are autoimmune in nature. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Bickerstaff's Brainstem Encephalitis (BBE), Miller-Fisher Syndrome (MFS), and Acute Ophthalmoplegia (AO) all fall under this grouping. All of these conditions have the Anti-GQ1b antibody, which is expressed at gangliosides (complex lipids that are present in the gray matter of the brain), and it causes the immune system to start attacking the nervous system. The patient case studies will provide more information about these conditions. In addition, the infographic below also highlights the main points of the Anti-GQ1b Antibody Syndrome.
Original Work and Semester Reflection
After spending an entire semester in ISM, I reflected over how I was able to accomplish my goals using ISM and my mentor's resources.