The Very Best Ways To Diagnose And Treat Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Spinal Tap

Ready for a needle in your spine? Men, you knew this was coming! Spinal taps are huge in diagnosing Guillain-Barre syndrome. So huge! Your doc's going to stick a needle into your back. They'll be so careful, you'll barely feel it! They have to guide that needle until it gets to your spine. This is where they grab some spinal fluid to test! Specialists need to look at this sample of spinal fluid. Yes, the fluid's crucial! Men, they're looking for changes in the fluid. Guillain-Barre syndrome causes some specific changes, they want to find those. Specialists are also going to rule out similar conditions at the same time. Win! And spinal fluid pressure? Yes, they'll measure that too. Spinal taps are very efficient that way!