title: MRI of an infant with Fisher syndrome.
abstract: A 15-month-old female infant with nystagmus, gait disturbance, diminished reflexes, ophthalmoplegia, and facial paresis was diagnosed as having Fisher syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a transient, high-signal-intensity lesion on the left side of the cerebellum on T2-weighted images. The ataxia of Fisher syndrome is not compatible with polyneuritis, but can be explained by a cerebellar lesion, as seen in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsurushima
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000502:physiology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome