title: Miller Fisher syndrome and anti-GQ1b antibodies.
abstract: A case is presented of Miller Fisher syndrome in a 77-year-old woman. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of serum IgG antibody to ganglioside GQ1b. Miller Fisher syndrome, although uncommon, enters the differential diagnosis of brainstem stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Leicester General Hospital.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bourke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Castleden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; C039129:GQ1b ganglioside