The not-so-benign Miller Fisher syndrome: a variant of the Guilain-Barré syndrome.
Two patients with Fisher's syndrome of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia experienced severe weakness and respiratory distress. Both patients required tracheostomy and assisted ventilation, but both made a complete recovery. Fisher's syndrome is generally considered to be a benign variant of acute infectious polyneuropathy (the Guillain-Barre syndrome). Our two patients demonstrate that the condition is not always benign.
D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome