Three people are being treated for Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at Government General Hospital in Guntur, and two patients were discharged on Saturday.
Two of the three patients getting treatment in the hospital are on ventilators, and one is in the ward, said the hospital authorities.
The condition of one of the patients on the ventilator is unstable as she suffered cardiac arrest and high blood pressure, Nagarjunakonda Venkata Sundarachary, Additional DME and Principal of Guntur Medical College (GMC), told The Hindu on Saturday.
Dr. Sundarachary said that GBS is a neurological disorder that causes the immune system to attack one’s own peripheral nerves. It is not a new disease and many patients were treated here at GGH Guntur even before, he said.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases
At least 115 GBS patients were admitted to Guntur GGH between March 2024 and February 2025, says official
March 2024- 16
April 2024- 6
May 2024- 11
June 2024- 10
July 2024 -4
August 2024- 3
September 2024- 13
October 2024- 17
November 2024- 9
December 2024- 10
January 2025- 11
February 2025- 5
Dr. Sundarachary said that at least 115 patients were admitted with GBS between March 2024 and February 2025.
In 2024, 16 patients were admitted in March, six were admitted in April, 11 in May, 10 in June, four in July, three in August, 13 in September, 17 in October, nine in November and 10 in December. This year, 11 were admitted in January and five in February for GBS treatment, he said.
Out of them, 65 cases provided with Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), he said.
Dr. Sundarachary said that there were no new cases in the hospital in the last 24 hours.
Published – February 15, 2025 08:44 pm IST
