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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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Autores principales: Karanfil, Feyza Calis, Atilla, Huban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2019
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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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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
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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
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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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