Miller Fisher syndrome: A case with pattern of pure sensory polyneuropathy concomitant with anti-GQ1B antibody
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2007
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Miller Fisher syndrome is characterized by the acute onset of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. Anti-GQ1b antibodies are useful markers for the differential diagnosis of Miller Fisher syndrome. We describe the case of a seven-year-old male who presented with a four-day history of diplopia and ophthalmoplegia following a febrile flu-like illness with sore throat. On examination he was found to have ataxia, areflexia and ophthalmoplegia, and a diagnosis of Miller Fisher syndrome was made after the exclusion of other conditions and concomitant with electrophysiological findings on electromyography. Although this disorder has a rare incidence, it should still be considered in the differential diagnosis in our country.
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Child , Diagnosis, Differential , Electromyography , Humans , Immunoglobulin G , Immunoglobulins, Intravenous , Male , Miller Fisher Syndrome , immunoglobulin , immunoglobulin G antibody , vitamin B complex , anamnesis , areflexia , article , ataxia , case report , clinical examination , clinical protocol , diplopia , electromyography , electrophysiology , flu like syndrome , Guillain Barre syndrome , human , male , ophthalmoplegia , school child , sensory neuropathy , sore throat