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Descriptor
English
:
Miller Fisher Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Miller Fisher
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Miller Fisher
Synonyms
English
:
Fisher Syndrome
Guillain Barre Syndrome, Miller Fisher Variant
Ophthalmoplegia, Ataxia and Areflexia Syndrome
Tree Number:
C10.114.750.100.500
C10.228.140.252.500
C10.292.562.350
C10.314.750.450.500
C10.668.829.350.500
C10.668.829.800.750.300.500
C11.590.312
C20.111.258.750.400.500
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
X ref FISHER
SYNDROME
: do not confuse with the Fisher one-and-a-half
syndrome
, an
eye
movement
disorder caused by a
brain stem
lesion
History Note
English
:
1998
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Record Number:
33353
Unique Identifier:
D019846
Occurrence in VHL
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