title: Brainstem involvement in a child with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, areflexia syndrome.
abstract: The anatomic location and pathogenesis of the ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, areflexia syndrome, which includes both the Miller-Fisher syndrome and Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis, continues to be a matter for debate. A patient with this syndrome is reported, and the brainstem location of the lesion and elevated titers of anti-GM1 antibodies in serum are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Child Neurology Unit, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fargas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roig
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fitó
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019846:Miller Fisher Syndrome / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside