Sentences with phrase «system attacks peripheral»
A rare condition that begins as the body's immune system attacks peripheral nerves, causing weakness or tingling in the lower extremities.
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Zika infection is also strongly associated with Guillain - Barré Syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease that attacks the peripheral nervous system, leading to rapidly progressive and potentially life - threatening muscle weakness.
Rudensky's team found that during pregnancy CNS1 - mediated formation of peripheral Tregs is crucial to preventing the maternal immune system from attacking the growing fetus, which is strewn with paternal proteins.
Neurotoxic reactions (to the central and peripheral nervous systems): coma, convulsions, headache, depression, dizziness, irritability, confusion, panic attacks, anxiety, memory loss, impaired concentration, drowsiness, insomnia, impaired vision, stupor, spaciness, giddiness, slurred speech, twitching muscles, tingling in the limbs, loss of muscular coordination.
In this article, we will discuss the peripheral form, which, with treatment, generally carries a good prognosis and is much more common than central vestibular disease, which attacks the central nervous system and brain.