scholarly journals Atypical Descending Paralysis in Miller Fisher Syndrome: A Rare Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Cureus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Humayoun Rashid ◽  
Hafiz Khawaja Muhammad Yasir ◽  
Muhammad Farhan Zahid ◽  
Ahmad Ali Khan ◽  
Mehjabeen Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Rare Variant ◽  
Miller Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

scholarly journals Miller Fisher syndrome: a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Luciana Pinto Bandeira ◽  
Luize Giuri Palaoro ◽  
Jairo Degenszajn
Keyword(s):  
Rare Variant ◽  
Miller Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

scholarly journals An Overlapping Case of Miller Fisher Syndrome and the Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélio Martins ◽  
Joana Mendonça ◽  
David Paiva ◽  
Carlos Fernandes ◽  
Jorge Cotter
Keyword(s):  
Miller Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Angiogram ◽  
Blurred Vision ◽  
Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Medicine Department ◽  
Neurological Improvement ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
Head Computed Tomography

A 55 years-old Caucasian male presented initially in the emergency room reporting myalgia, chills and fever. Physical exam and laboratory tests were unremarkable and he was discharged with symptomatic care. He returned to our ER two weeks later reporting dizziness, loss of balance, blurred vision, mild dysarthria and bilateral hand paresthesia. On examination he presented complete bilateral ophthalmoplegia, mild dysarthria, left finger-to-nose dysmetria, ataxia, areflexia and bilateral hand hypoesthesia without fever. Blood tests and head computed tomography were normal. The patient was admitted to the Internal Medicine department. On second day inwards the patient presented dysphagia. Head magnetic resonance angiogram showed no signs of ischemia or vascular disease and a lumbar puncture was performed but no pleocytosis, albumin-cytological dissociation or hypoglycorrhachia was present. Despite the normal results we suspected of a Guillain–Barré syndrome variant, and started treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in a dose of 400mg per kilogram and continued for five days with immediate neurological improvement. We present a rare overlapping case of Miller Fisher syndrome and Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial variant of Guillain–Barré syndrome.

scholarly journals Miller Fisher syndrome and COVID-19: is there a link?

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e236419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Ray
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Miller Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Fisher Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

Beyond the typical respiratory symptoms and fever associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome, we may still have much to learn about other manifestations of the novel SARS-CoV-2 infection. A patient presented with Guillain-Barré syndrome in China with a concurrent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The following case report looks at a patient presenting with the rare Miller Fisher syndrome, a variant of Guillain-Barré while also testing positive for COVID-19.

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