Brainstem encephalitis and the Miller Fisher syndrome.
Open Access
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 56 (2) , 201-203
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.56.2.201
Abstract
A case is described of a man with an acute onset areflexic ataxic syndrome with partial ophthalmoparesis and normal limb muscle power. There was evidence of both a peripheral neuropathy and a brainstem encephalitis. The patient made a full recovery and the interrelationship and nosology of brainstem encephalitis and the Miller Fisher syndrome are discussed.Keywords
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