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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebellar Diseases > Miller Fisher Syndrome
... > Immune System Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System > Polyradiculoneuropathy > Guillain-Barre Syndrome > Miller Fisher Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System > Polyradiculoneuropathy > Guillain-Barre Syndrome > Miller Fisher Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Demyelinating Diseases > Polyradiculoneuropathy > Guillain-Barre Syndrome > Miller Fisher Syndrome
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Polyneuropathies > Polyradiculoneuropathy > Guillain-Barre Syndrome > Miller Fisher Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Ocular Motility Disorders > Miller Fisher Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Ocular Motility Disorders > Miller Fisher Syndrome
Eye Diseases > Ocular Motility Disorders > Miller Fisher Syndrome

Preferred term

Miller Fisher Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A variant of the GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME characterized by the acute onset of oculomotor dysfunction, ataxia, and loss of deep tendon reflexes with relative sparing of strength in the extremities and trunk. The ataxia is produced by peripheral sensory nerve dysfunction and not by cerebellar injury. Facial weakness and sensory loss may also occur. The process is mediated by autoantibodies directed against a component of myelin found in peripheral nerves. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1313; Neurology 1987 Sep;37(9):1493-8)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fisher Syndrome
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome, Miller Fisher Variant
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Miller Fisher Variant
  • Miller-Fisher Syndrome
  • Miller Fisher Variant of Guillain Barre Syndrome
  • Ophthalmoplegia, Ataxia and Areflexia Syndrome

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In other languages

  • Syndrome de Miller-Fisher

    French

  • SMF (Syndrome de Miller-Fisher)
  • Syndrome de Fisher
  • Syndrome de Guillain-Barré variante Miller-Fisher
  • Variante Miller-Fisher du syndrome de Guillain-Barré

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VWCCJ6RP-2

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