Miller Fisher syndrome and anti-GQ1b antibodies.
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.
Bourke
J P
JP
Department of Medicine, Leicester General Hospital.
Rogers
S
S
Castleden
C M
CM
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
D005732:Gangliosides; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; C039129:GQ1b ganglioside