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Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome
Miller Fischer syndrome is a rare entity characterized by the triad of external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. It is thought to be a form of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Presently described is the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with bilateral, external ophthalmoplegia, areflexia, and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35187446 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2019.97269 |
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author | Karanfil, Feyza Calis Atilla, Huban |
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description | Miller Fischer syndrome is a rare entity characterized by the triad of external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. It is thought to be a form of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Presently described is the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with bilateral, external ophthalmoplegia, areflexia, and ataxia. After excluding other conditions, a diagnosis of Miller Fisher syndrome was made. She was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and completely recovered in 8 weeks. |
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spelling | pubmed-88420572022-02-18 Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome Karanfil, Feyza Calis Atilla, Huban Beyoglu Eye J Case Report Miller Fischer syndrome is a rare entity characterized by the triad of external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. It is thought to be a form of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Presently described is the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with bilateral, external ophthalmoplegia, areflexia, and ataxia. After excluding other conditions, a diagnosis of Miller Fisher syndrome was made. She was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and completely recovered in 8 weeks. Kare Publishing 2019-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8842057/ /pubmed/35187446 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2019.97269 Text en Copyright: © 2019 by Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License |
spellingShingle | Case Report Karanfil, Feyza Calis Atilla, Huban Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome |
title | Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome |
title_full | Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome |
title_fullStr | Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome |
title_full_unstemmed | Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome |
title_short | Acute Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher Syndrome |
title_sort | acute bilateral external ophthalmoplegia in miller fisher syndrome |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35187446 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2019.97269 |
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