AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SARVANGA ROGA W.S.R TO GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME – A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Abstract

Guillain Barre Syndrome is an acute, inflammatory, demyelinating, polyneuropathy. It mani-fests as a rapidly evolving areflexic motor paralysis with muscle weakness, tingling sensation in the toes, feet and legs then spreads upward to the arms and fingers as quadriparesis or quadriplegia. The course is sometimes severe and fulminant. The most common cause is acute non-trauma related paralysis, this disease usually triggered by an infection. It occurs year around at a rate of between 1 to 4 cases per 100,000 annually. This can be paralleled with Sarvangaroga which was explained in the context of Pakshagata by Acharya Vagbhata. In this present study, A 43 years old male patient complaint of karma and Balakshaya in both urdhwa and adhoshakas since 20 days ,was diagnosed as Sarvangaroga w.s.r to Guillain Barre syndrome was treated under Ayurvedic Principles .These Panchakarma therapies and shamanoushadhi has given the best result to the patient in terms of absolute reduction of signs and symptoms.