Miller Fisher Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Great Masquerader
| Autor: | Muhammad T Hassan, Muhammad Saad, Peter Bhandari, Kinnera Sahithi Urlapu, Jared Micho |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities demyelinating neurological disorder Ataxia ascending paralysis Neurological disorder 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Internal Medicine Miller-Fisher syndrome Guillain-Barre syndrome business.industry anti-gq1b antibodies guillain-barré General Engineering Respiratory infection medicine.disease Neurology Clinical diagnosis Ascending paralysis miller fisher syndrome medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Viral illness |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acquired degenerative, demyelinating neurological disorder classically characterized by progressive, symmetrical ascending paralysis. Often associated to occur after a viral illness, most commonly an upper respiratory infection (URI), followed by gastrointestinal illnesses. Here we present a case of Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) which is a rare variant of GBS. MFS presents with a triad of ataxia, areflexia, and opthalmoplegia. MFS is a clinical diagnosis but can be confirmed serologically with positive anti-ganglioside antibodies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|