Cerebral infarction complicating intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in a patient with Miller Fisher syndrome
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 68 (6) , 790-791
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.68.6.790
Abstract
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy is being increasingly used in a wide range of neurological conditions. However, treatment is expensive and side effects may be severe. A patient with Miller Fisher syndrome who developed cortical blindness as a consequence of occipital infarction precipitated by IVIg is reported on.Keywords
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