MRI of an infant with Fisher syndrome.
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.
Suzuki
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Meguro
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Nakayama
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Aoki
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Tsurushima
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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