He could barely walk and had double vision. What was wrong?

An Unusual Variant But at the top of Unia’s suspect list was an unusual version of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), known as the Miller Fisher variant. GBS is also an autoimmune disorder that is usually triggered by an infection. Antibodies created to fight infection mistakenly attack the nerves that control movement, often starting in the legs …

He used to run several times a week. He could barely stand now.

When Ahmed read that this formerly healthy man suddenly had trouble walking, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was the first thing that came to mind. It’s an autoimmune disorder: Antibodies, often triggered by an infection, mistakenly attack healthy cells and confuse them with the invaders they’re there to control. Cells targeted in GBS are cells that form …

‘Commando’ Review: Mickey Rourke, Still Standing, Barely

“Commando,” an extraordinarily grim, ostensibly action thriller, is distinguished by a clumsiness that even reaches the ground. The protagonist, a PTSD dedicated agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration, played by Michael Jai White, lives with his family in a house sitting on an unusually barren wasteland. Directed by Asif Akbar, the film was shot in …

‘Commando’ Review: Mickey Rourke, Still Standing, Barely

“Commando,” an extraordinarily grim, ostensibly action thriller, is distinguished by a clumsiness that even reaches the ground. The protagonist, a PTSD dedicated agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration, played by Michael Jai White, lives with his family in a house sitting on an unusually barren wasteland. Directed by Asif Akbar, the film was shot in …