A Variant of Miller-Fisher Syndrome: A Case Report

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Authors

  • Emily F. Campbell, DO West Virginia United (WVU) Health System,Wheeling Hospital,Wheeling,WV 26003, USA
  • Ramya Ramesh, MD West Virginia United (WVU) Health System,Wheeling Hospital,Wheeling,WV 26003, USA
  • Angelina Malic, MBBS [Student] Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk 80-210, Poland
  • Sathyanarayana Machani, MD, FACP West Virginia United (WVU) Health System,Wheeling Hospital,Wheeling,WV 26003, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/NOJ-9-138

Keywords:

Case report; Miller Fisher syndrome; Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Abstract

This report describes the case of a patient who presented to the hospital with weakness, neuropathy, ataxia, and diplopia who
was found to meet the criteria for Miller-Fisher syndrome but had symptoms, physical exam findings, and lab results inconsistent with typical Miller-Fisher syndrome and suggestive of a potential variant who experienced only a partial response to typical
Guillain-Barré syndrome treatment.

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2023-06-19

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Emily F. Campbell, DO, Ramya Ramesh, MD, Angelina Malic, MBBS [Student], & Sathyanarayana Machani, MD, FACP. (2023). A Variant of Miller-Fisher Syndrome: A Case Report. Neuro, 9(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.17140/NOJ-9-138

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Volume 9 Issue 1 2023

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